Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.2° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
320
482
507
456
351
400
465
735
1000
1606
2129
2018
1922
2151
1678
1376
1433
1698
1712
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM1.01m
11:39PM1.49m
12:00PM1.04m
00:21AM1.38m
12:53PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.29m
6:18AM0.36m
5:49PM0.36m
6:56AM0.38m
6:39PM0.44m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
17
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
11
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
14
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