Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.6°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
96
47
46
48
47
44
43
42
27
27
27
27
27
27
55
71
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:38PM1.17m
12:19PM1.27m
00:21AM1.04m
1:20PM1.25m
1:16AM0.91m
2:38PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.29m
6:40PM0.43m
6:38AM0.29m
7:48PM0.49m
7:28AM0.31m
9:20PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
17
23
26
25
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
19
22
21
19
19
20
19
19
21
21
21
22
21
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