
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.28m | 10:34PM1.24m | 11:01AM1.28m | 11:04PM1.13m | 11:42AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.33m | 4:49AM0.30m | 5:18PM0.40m | 5:18AM0.31m | 6:02PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 |
17 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 20 | E 8 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 15 | E 15 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 |
60 | 46 | 46 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 183 | 183 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 155 | 155 |
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