Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.2°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
7
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
2.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
17
16
17
35
38
38
34
31
20
209
423
540
794
833
2317
1701
1597
509
456
369
859
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:42AM1.26m
11:35PM1.01m
12:29PM1.21m
00:08AM0.90m
1:23PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.31m
6:02PM0.47m
5:50AM0.32m
6:51PM0.53m
6:24AM0.34m
7:53PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
21
21
19
18
17
16
17
19
18
18
16
16
14
12
12
16
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
12
11
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
12
12
12
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