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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
390 | 176 | 185 | 180 | 232 | 243 | 344 | 405 | 397 | 440 | 431 | 486 | 481 | 810 | 880 | 958 | 1044 | 723 | 1124 | 1041 | 1055 | 826 | 921 | 921 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.15m | 8:52PM1.57m | 8:57AM1.09m | 9:39PM1.62m | 9:44AM1.03m | 10:29PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.28m | 3:31AM0.40m | 2:56PM0.27m | 4:25AM0.40m | 3:40PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
— | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 |
206 | 176 | 185 | 180 | 232 | 243 | 344 | 405 | 397 | 440 | 431 | 486 | 481 | 539 | 599 | 601 | 665 | — | 731 | 731 | 742 | — | 823 | 921 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 |
390 | 1 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 810 | 880 | 958 | 1044 | 723 | 1124 | 1041 | 1055 | 826 | 921 | 306 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 236 | 281 | 281 | 155 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
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