Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
524
634
583
541
741
392
655
324
286
445
395
387
419
385
430
441
289
356
363
493
339
569
359
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:03AM1.38m
4:53PM0.94m
5:07AM1.36m
5:51PM1.04m
6:01AM1.34m
6:39PM1.16m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.46m
10:11PM0.51m
11:56AM0.42m
11:33PM0.49m
12:38PM0.39m
00:38AM0.47m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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6:07
6:09
6:09
6:09
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5:19
5:19
5:17
5:16
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
4
5
4
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
20
20
21
20
19
18
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
18
17
18
17
19
18
17
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.1
N
18
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
460
383
324
286
279
266
263
263
263
263
268
289
356
363
311
6
368
359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
N
13
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
3
22
13
3
3
3
11
11
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
536
524
634
583
541
741
392
655
284
173
445
395
387
419
385
430
441
493
339
569
244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
74
74
22
22
22
22
22
22
16
22
21
21
16
11
13
11
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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