Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
575
442
375
367
296
244
244
239
198
198
200
200
159
159
159
123
123
121
121
92
92
92
92
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:38PM1.35m
7:28AM1.03m
8:17PM1.41m
8:06AM0.99m
8:55PM1.45m
8:44AM0.96m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.31m
2:07AM0.50m
1:35PM0.29m
2:53AM0.48m
2:10PM0.28m
3:37AM0.47m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:58
7
3
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
15
15
15
17
19
20
19
19
17
15
15
19
22
22
18
16
15
15
15
19
18
18
16
14
11
10
9
11
15
16
15
16
14
12
12
15
19
20
15
13
13
12
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
575
575
442
375
367
296
244
244
239
198
198
200
200
159
159
159
123
123
121
121
92
92
92
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
1
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
4
67
22
16
13
14
9
7
6
3
3
1
2
5
3
4
4
8
4
9
9
10
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
3
5
9
9
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
NW
5
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
58
52
4
7
12
27
35
31
19
7
2
8
2
7
10
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
59
0
0
3
3
26
37
11
11
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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