
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 297 | 463 | 738 | 850 | 677 | 1998 | 1923 | 530 | 520 | 456 | 369 | 948 | 830 | 658 | 186 | 168 | 138 | 135 | 99 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.21m | 00:08AM0.90m | 1:23PM1.16m | 00:52AM0.80m | 2:31PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.53m | 6:24AM0.34m | 7:53PM0.57m | 7:06AM0.36m | 9:22PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 677 | 584 | 513 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 327 | 269 | 216 | 186 | 168 | 138 | 135 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | N 13 | E 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | NE 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
154 | 297 | 463 | 738 | 850 | 15 | 1998 | 1923 | 530 | 520 | 456 | 369 | 948 | 830 | 658 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 1385 | 1058 | 917 | 295 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 341 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 0 |
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