Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
140
137
166
138
114
138
142
135
93
73
72
56
54
54
68
55
58
62
65
62
63
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:25AM1.38m
10:32PM1.14m
11:09AM1.39m
11:13PM1.03m
12:01PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.25m
4:49PM0.33m
4:42AM0.24m
5:41PM0.37m
5:22AM0.25m
6:40PM0.42m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
19
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
18
17
17
15
16
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