Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
149
149
149
149
149
114
114
112
106
104
102
108
102
102
74
50
73
48
70
47
45
28
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:53AM1.44m
1:28PM0.94m
1:45AM1.34m
2:38PM0.98m
2:38AM1.22m
3:46PM1.04m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.36m
7:43AM0.40m
6:58PM0.44m
8:30AM0.40m
8:00PM0.51m
9:16AM0.40m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
8
3
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
18
19
22
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
15
17
17
20
20
20
19
19
18
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
184
149
149
149
149
149
114
114
112
106
104
102
108
102
102
74
50
73
48
70
47
45
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
10
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.4
NE
6
0.1
S
11
0.4
NE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
6
5
24
22
17
18
19
18
19
10
10
10
2
7
3
3
8
2
8
10
6
5
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
9
1
5
2
1
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1
N
5
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
26
30
51
1
3
2
2
13
8
11
12
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
59
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
8
16
16
8
11
8
11
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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