Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 22 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
0
0
!
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1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.4
NE
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.4
E
1.9
E
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)1010149888888899999999910101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2352316119015817123546461473784095510221060603961104467961463266868210951277
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.49
11:44AM
1.14
12:32AM
1.46
12:36PM
1.01
1:40AM
1.41
1:47PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.37
6:07AM
0.47
5:52PM
0.38
7:10AM
0.53
6:39PM
0.40
8:30AM
0.57
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:50---
Sunset-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---11-1111----1--------1
Temp. °C222222212123242423232322232525242221212122252624
Feels °C (?)212121202021222221212120212223212120202122242423
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