Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
!
1
!
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0
0
!
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3
!
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0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
2.5
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
480
1778
551
2046
3298
3191
3050
2845
2380
792
792
2128
2285
1820
553
1457
1254
1146
1114
1070
928
327
286
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:28PM1.05m
2:23AM1.15m
3:37PM1.11m
3:23AM1.05m
4:48PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.36m
8:10PM0.51m
8:53AM0.34m
9:26PM0.54m
9:43AM0.32m
11:00PM0.55m
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part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
18
18
16
17
16
14
15
17
18
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
14
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
13
13
11
13
12
11
12
12
14
12
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
0.2
E
15
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
507
480
672
551
749
918
969
908
821
807
18
752
728
662
553
515
505
408
377
441
400
327
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
106
75
17
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
3
SSE
10
0.6
S
4
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
2.5
SE
11
0.3
SSW
3
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
6
9
1778
9
2046
3298
3191
3050
2845
2380
792
792
2128
2285
1820
1
1457
1254
1146
1114
1070
928
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
16
21
21
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
21
21
16
21
16
0
11
16
21
16
16
21
13
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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