Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
38
37
41
23
18
11
10
9
6
6
6
5
5
8
10
6
13
31
39
49
57
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
0
W
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM1.45m
11:55PM0.82m
12:54PM1.39m
1:07AM0.76m
2:06PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.22m
6:45PM0.39m
5:49AM0.26m
7:55PM0.41m
6:48AM0.31m
9:15PM0.40m
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thunderstorm
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Temp °C
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
23
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
18
20
20
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
20
19
19
19
20
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