Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
2.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111110111010101010109101312121211118101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3715154664621259361308270330324324942904231585514497633544524454622522305
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.00
12:23AM
1.52
12:32PM
0.90
1:31AM
1.46
1:55PM
0.85
2:48AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.36
7:18AM
0.50
6:21PM
0.40
8:36AM
0.52
7:23PM
0.45
9:59AM
0.50
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C232220191718172122211918181718212221191718171720
Feels °C (?)181717161516151717161615151315161816161416141417
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