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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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | |
1203 | 809 | 867 | 885 | 784 | 710 | 640 | 561 | 499 | 422 | 422 | 369 | 356 | 301 | 251 | 211 | 170 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 216 | 202 | 187 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.63m | 10:34AM0.96m | 11:21PM1.60m | 11:29AM0.91m | 00:16AM1.54m | 12:34PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.41m | 4:26PM0.29m | 6:17AM0.42m | 5:16PM0.33m | 7:17AM0.44m | 6:11PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
775 | 809 | 867 | 885 | 784 | 710 | 640 | 561 | 499 | 422 | 422 | 369 | 356 | 301 | 251 | 211 | 170 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 216 | 202 | 168 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 2 | 18 | — | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 |
1203 | 159 | 119 | 100 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 98 | 178 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 188 | 135 | 187 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 153 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 16 | 16 |
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