Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
20
18
10
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
23
72
138
219
177
256
229
887
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:37PM1.59m
8:43AM0.92m
9:26PM1.62m
9:33AM0.95m
10:12PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.21m
3:31AM0.34m
2:34PM0.20m
4:17AM0.32m
3:24PM0.20m
5:00AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
17
15
14
15
17
20
20
18
16
14
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
17
18
16
14
12
11
11
14
17
18
16
14
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
8
9
9
10
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