Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is

20.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28						Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	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	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	SE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	24	13	13	13	12	9	12	9	16	17	17	17	17	19	19	12	12	26	45	41	27	40
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NW	WNW	W	W	W	NE	ENE	ESE	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		8:12AM0.86m				8:48PM1.44m				8:52AM0.91m				9:21PM1.47m				9:28AM0.96m				9:53PM1.49m
Low Tide				2:00PM0.28m				3:36AM0.37m				2:39PM0.29m					4:06AM0.35m			3:16PM0.30m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	21	21	18	17	16	14	14	17	19	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	18	20	19	18	15	13	11	11	13	15	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	E 6
kJ	24	3	6	6	3	3	12	9	16	17	17	17	17	19	19	11	12	26	20	19	12	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 6	NE 7
kJ	1	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	7	8	3	3	3	12	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 6	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	SE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	13	13	13	13	12	9	9	3	9	2	2	2	3	3	3	12	3	2	16	17	3	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	45	41	27	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	Pocket QLD - Sunshine Coast	Moreton Island - Cape Moreton QLD - Brisbane	North Stradbroke-Cylinders QLD - Gold Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Snapper Point NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	11	22	22	22	11	11	11	11	11	11	79	183	136	136	149	108	66	99	127	61	22	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Snapper Rocks							North Stradbroke-Cylinders				Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1							1				1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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