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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.5° 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 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
612 | 612 | 541 | 771 | 723 | 619 | 324 | 416 | 273 | 395 | 387 | 387 | 377 | 381 | 275 | 364 | 364 | 443 | 539 | 573 | 534 | 456 | 245 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:53PM0.94m | 5:07AM1.36m | 5:51PM1.04m | 6:01AM1.34m | 6:39PM1.16m | 6:47AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.46m | 10:11PM0.51m | 11:56AM0.42m | 11:33PM0.49m | 12:38PM0.39m | 00:38AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | — | — | 475 | 404 | 383 | 324 | 273 | 13 | 266 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 262 | 275 | 364 | 364 | 311 | 304 | 373 | 368 | 324 | 245 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | SSE 7 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — |
612 | 612 | 541 | 771 | 723 | 619 | 304 | 416 | 273 | 395 | 387 | 387 | 377 | 381 | 11 | — | — | 443 | 539 | 573 | 534 | 456 | 133 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 159 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
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