Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.0° 

Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
72
94
99
91
85
91
92
98
103
150
243
271
280
276
268
288
302
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM1.38m
11:30AM1.17m
11:43PM1.27m
12:16PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.30m
5:34AM0.34m
5:33PM0.38m
6:05AM0.35m
6:19PM0.46m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
12
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
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