Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
S
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111101010101010101079816101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114610669307207075455245173372651671351339898967011137121279144103103
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
1.38
3:33PM
0.85
4:30AM
1.39
5:06PM
0.89
5:39AM
1.42
6:11PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.57
8:52PM
0.48
11:40AM
0.52
10:26PM
0.48
12:37PM
0.46
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:50-------5:49--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121252726242424222127292822191715162021212020
Feels °C (?)232322262626252524212024242116141412131718181818
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