Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 34 | 57 | 128 | 127 | 122 | 108 | 101 | 95 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.14m | 00:52AM1.17m | 1:48PM1.15m | 1:43AM1.04m | 3:02PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.33m | 6:51PM0.44m | 7:19AM0.32m | 7:53PM0.50m | 8:05AM0.32m | 9:15PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 128 | 127 | 122 | 108 | 101 | 95 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 19 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 18 | — | S 7 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 99 | 74 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
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