Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.8° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
!
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
618
705
612
436
425
382
332
318
276
270
270
264
225
220
181
173
136
133
133
105
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NE
10
E
5
S
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:59PM1.08m
2:32AM1.00m
4:07PM1.11m
3:30AM0.90m
5:10PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.59m
8:55AM0.37m
10:09PM0.63m
9:45AM0.36m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
17
18
18
17
17
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