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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | |
630 | 630 | 716 | 730 | 738 | 850 | 992 | 1049 | 1049 | 951 | 843 | 757 | 676 | 676 | 663 | 577 | 489 | 470 | 461 | 394 | 394 | 468 | 402 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.47m | 10:20AM0.99m | 11:07PM1.45m | 10:58AM0.92m | 11:47PM1.41m | 11:42AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.51m | 4:21PM0.36m | 5:52AM0.52m | 4:55PM0.38m | 6:38AM0.53m | 5:33PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
630 | 630 | 716 | 730 | 738 | 850 | 992 | 1049 | 1049 | 951 | 843 | 757 | 676 | 676 | 663 | 577 | 489 | 470 | 461 | 394 | 394 | 468 | 402 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 84 | 60 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
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