Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
2
1
0
!
!
!
!
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)101010101111121212121111111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1199681614701900115813101310114610669307206295455335243182551671351301009694
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
1.41
1:47PM
0.90
3:05AM
1.38
3:33PM
0.85
4:30AM
1.39
5:06PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
0.57
7:37PM
0.44
10:15AM
0.57
8:52PM
0.48
11:40AM
0.52
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--5:50-------5:52-------5:52-----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:51-------5:50--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121252524232221212125272624242322212730252319
Feels °C (?)202121242323242323232225262525242322192427201613
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