Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
34
47
34
55
55
80
35
33
87
21
23
25
19
19
19
28
29
25
31
23
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10AM1.48m
10:13PM0.99m
10:58AM1.48m
10:59PM0.90m
11:52AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.33m
4:14AM0.20m
5:43PM0.36m
4:59AM0.22m
6:45PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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Temp °C
21
24
25
23
22
21
20
19
19
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
24
26
26
24
25
22
20
18
18
19
18
17
18
17
17
16
18
20
20
19
20
19
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