Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.2°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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
21
20
19
18
31
30
53
37
41
18
18
11
10
9
7
6
8
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:58AM1.48m
10:59PM0.90m
11:52AM1.45m
11:55PM0.82m
12:54PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.36m
4:59AM0.22m
6:45PM0.39m
5:49AM0.26m
7:55PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
21
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
17
16
18
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
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