Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
92
65
96
47
68
48
47
46
43
42
27
27
27
27
27
27
66
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38PM1.17m
12:19PM1.27m
00:21AM1.04m
1:20PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.38m
5:56AM0.29m
6:40PM0.43m
6:38AM0.29m
7:48PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
17
22
26
25
20
20
Feels °C
18
16
16
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
15
13
14
18
22
20
18
19
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