Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
200
176
157
136
137
168
179
159
226
159
198
142
146
146
181
232
294
264
257
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:44PM1.17m
1:47AM0.68m
2:50PM1.14m
3:34AM0.69m
3:55PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.50m
7:19AM0.41m
10:07PM0.46m
8:21AM0.45m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:05
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5:54
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5:55
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
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