Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)99999999999999999101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)308343240240202207171171168136164106130130102102106117117120122117142139
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
1.03
12:12AM
1.36
11:58AM
0.94
1:01AM
1.31
12:47PM
0.86
1:58AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.41
6:49AM
0.60
6:03PM
0.44
7:46AM
0.62
6:45PM
0.48
8:59AM
0.61
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:38-------5:37-------5:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221201918192325242222222120242625232222212124
Feels °C (?)191920191918192223222222232221242524232323232426
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