Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (28 Jul):
- 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 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 41 | 29 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | 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 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | 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 | E 5 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | 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 6 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 183 | 136 | 136 | 142 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 127 | 61 | 22 | 11 |
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