Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
25.4° 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 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777778877777777677666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1721531801991751731933293272021911812191341311341108986939388122126
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
1.22
5:59PM
0.85
7:08AM
1.29
6:54PM
0.85
7:49AM
1.36
7:41PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.58
12:00AM
0.34
1:57PM
0.52
12:49AM
0.32
2:39PM
0.47
1:33AM
0.31
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise5:01-------5:03-------5:03-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:46-------6:46----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------131--1-----
Temp. °C232626262424242324252625242524242426272725252425
Feels °C (?)222322232223232122222424252828272729292927282729
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