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Surfers Paradise Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 43 | 58 | 36 | 58 | 47 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 1.37 | 7:25AM 0.95 | 7:47PM 1.38 | 8:06AM 1.05 | 8:25PM 1.37 | 8:43AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:19PM 0.31 | 1:51AM 0.30 | 1:16PM 0.28 | 2:25AM 0.29 | 2:04PM 0.27 | 2:54AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast
The wind is still cross-on at Surfers Paradise (fresh winds from the SSE at Gold Coast Seaway 7 km from Surfers Paradise). 1.3m 4s local chop from the SE with a 0.7m 7s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 57 min ago
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