Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
62
160
202
197
191
215
354
475
565
660
493
352
284
269
248
234
204
204
285
285
338
430
617
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:12PM1.62m
10:22AM0.98m
10:57PM1.57m
11:10AM1.01m
11:39PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.20m
5:00AM0.33m
4:13PM0.24m
5:40AM0.34m
5:01PM0.29m
6:18AM0.36m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
14
10
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
13
14
13
15
16
15
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
8
9
7
9
9
8
10
11
10
11
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
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