Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 32 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 352 | 353 | 296 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 102 | 93 | 94 | 72 | 67 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.44m | 9:36AM1.14m | 9:52PM1.42m | 10:10AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.30m | 3:52AM0.31m | 3:35PM0.30m | 4:20AM0.31m | 4:15PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 68 | 68 | 90 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 16 | — | 4 | 4 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | NE 7 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | — | — | NE 6 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 25 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 19 | 19 | 21 | — | 352 | 353 | 296 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 64 | 102 | 93 | 94 | 72 | 67 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 |
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