Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
72
56
54
44
52
54
54
58
58
60
63
60
58
57
55
78
81
102
127
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SSW
5
S
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:09AM1.39m
11:13PM1.03m
12:01PM1.37m
00:01AM0.91m
1:04PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.37m
5:22AM0.25m
6:40PM0.42m
6:07AM0.27m
7:53PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
15
15
16
15
16
16
18
18
17
15
16
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