Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
1
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
263
191
149
146
106
82
147
316
296
274
308
364
373
413
427
1488
1479
415
390
580
745
759
2154
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:07AM1.40m
12:34PM0.97m
00:47AM1.33m
1:27PM1.00m
1:31AM1.25m
2:28PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.38m
6:17PM0.43m
7:29AM0.37m
7:09PM0.47m
8:08AM0.36m
8:10PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
15
16
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
1
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
0.2
ESE
12
2
SE
11
Energy kJ
224
263
191
149
146
106
82
108
83
68
53
138
160
126
123
119
497
489
415
390
14
868
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
2
5
4
4
4
34
8
65
62
51
62
46
3
3
3
73
72
75
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.3
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
4
4
3
3
3
35
7
8
65
68
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.7
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
144
59
14
15
19
29
75
147
316
296
274
308
364
373
413
427
1488
1479
3
3
580
745
759
2154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
8
8
8
21
22
16
16
21
21
21
16
16
851
790
21
21
16
16
16
16
21
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
9
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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