Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
247
215
188
273
176
181
305
191
237
294
336
428
394
340
220
220
186
186
206
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:20PM1.21m
6:58AM1.06m
6:59PM1.22m
7:33AM1.18m
7:37PM1.22m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.44m
00:55AM0.30m
12:50PM0.40m
1:25AM0.27m
1:37PM0.36m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
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 mm
11
6
3
3
6
1
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
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Temp °C
19
19
19
20
18
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
20
19
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
18
19
19
20
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
19
19
18
19
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