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Surfers Paradise Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 471 | 453 | 885 | 1039 | 326 | 332 | 371 | 515 | 1644 | 1556 | 1352 | 355 | 308 | 270 | 265 | 260 | 290 | 362 | 324 | 236 | 585 | 514 | 497 | 611 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:26PM 1.57 | 11:32AM 1.00 | 12:23AM 1.52 | 12:32PM 0.90 | 1:31AM 1.46 | 1:55PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:43PM 0.33 | 6:12AM 0.47 | 5:28PM 0.36 | 7:18AM 0.50 | 6:21PM 0.40 | 8:36AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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