Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 49 | 45 | 36 | 408 | 33 | 68 | 74 | 85 | 55 | 65 | 42 | 136 | 24 | 80 | 23 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.42m | 10:10AM1.20m | 10:25PM1.37m | 10:47AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.30m | 4:20AM0.31m | 4:15PM0.31m | 4:49AM0.30m | 4:58PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 9 | E 11 |
26 | — | 26 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 8 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
25 | 49 | 45 | 34 | 408 | 1 | 68 | 74 | 85 | 55 | 65 | 42 | 136 | — | 80 | — | 38 | 45 | 39 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 11 |
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