Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
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
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
318
320
270
270
264
220
220
181
173
136
133
133
105
105
103
103
80
78
98
119
93
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:07PM1.11m
3:30AM0.90m
5:10PM1.15m
4:37AM0.83m
6:04PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.37m
10:09PM0.63m
9:45AM0.36m
11:43PM0.61m
10:41AM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
18
18
16
15
14
17
19
20
17
16
15
14
15
17
18
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
17
19
19
17
17
14
13
13
17
18
19
16
15
14
12
14
13
12
9
9
9
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