Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.1° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
313
326
332
290
308
326
281
281
281
275
233
238
238
238
245
184
265
222
149
149
149
114
114
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:12PM1.60m
11:25AM0.91m
00:03AM1.54m
12:23PM0.92m
00:53AM1.44m
1:28PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.26m
6:07AM0.37m
5:09PM0.30m
6:55AM0.39m
6:02PM0.36m
7:43AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
20
Feels °C
18
18
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
287
313
326
332
290
308
326
281
281
281
275
233
238
238
238
245
184
265
222
149
149
149
114
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
5
10
2
13
13
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
11
22
22
21
4
20
10
4
4
2
2
2
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
6
4
1
10
21
8
24
22
17
6
4
25
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
137
26
37
6
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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