Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
!
!
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4
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)99991010101011111212121212111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69070569072173966061469691711791455148013551215963733629683524356249202164164
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
1.01
1:40AM
1.41
1:47PM
0.90
3:05AM
1.38
3:33PM
0.85
4:30AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.40
8:30AM
0.57
7:37PM
0.44
10:15AM
0.57
8:52PM
0.48
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------5:50-------5:52-------5:52-
Sunset-5:52-------5:52-------5:51------
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C242422212121212526242322212121252726242424222227
Feels °C (?)212121202021212424232324232322252626252424222225
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