Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
2.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
465
403
355
253
221
229
248
336
406
289
300
287
351
454
1339
2487
3810
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:57PM1.57m
11:10AM1.01m
11:39PM1.49m
12:00PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.24m
5:40AM0.34m
5:01PM0.29m
6:18AM0.36m
5:49PM0.36m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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
 mm
10
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
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