
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
792 | 844 | 2128 | 2157 | 1965 | 1483 | 1363 | 1254 | 1176 | 420 | 947 | 928 | 881 | 772 | 733 | 255 | 234 | 853 | 281 | 292 | 224 | 216 | 170 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.11m | 3:23AM1.05m | 4:48PM1.20m | 4:34AM0.96m | 5:53PM1.31m | 5:46AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.54m | 9:43AM0.32m | 11:00PM0.55m | 10:40AM0.30m | 00:31AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
18 | — | 752 | 728 | 728 | 593 | 476 | 415 | 408 | — | 370 | 356 | 356 | 286 | 250 | 255 | 234 | 270 | 281 | 292 | 224 | 216 | 170 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 39 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
792 | 844 | 2128 | 2157 | 1965 | 1483 | 1363 | 1254 | 1176 | 420 | 947 | 928 | 881 | 772 | 733 | — | 1 | 853 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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