Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 AEST
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Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777779999910999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)227149149186192163678734381328360553347333367344333318322371337283240203
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
1.21
10:52PM
1.44
10:47AM
1.12
11:30PM
1.40
11:19AM
1.03
12:12AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.48
4:26PM
0.38
5:18AM
0.53
4:56PM
0.39
6:01AM
0.57
5:28PM
0.41
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:39-------5:38----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----112---1------------
Temp. °C222425242222202120222422222121201922232320191818
Feels °C (?)201920202020181917192018181718171618181917171717
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