Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
57
55
66
108
80
90
130
240
236
224
251
242
188
146
110
120
211
318
346
291
268
311
345
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:31PM1.45m
11:49AM0.94m
00:07AM1.40m
12:34PM0.97m
00:47AM1.33m
1:27PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.36m
6:19AM0.38m
5:32PM0.39m
6:53AM0.38m
6:17PM0.43m
7:29AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
19
16
14
15
17
18
18
17
15
16
16
15
16
18
16
15
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
20
15
13
11
12
13
14
14
14
12
13
13
11
11
13
11
11
11
9
9
11
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
E
13
Energy kJ
78
57
55
66
108
80
90
51
240
236
224
251
242
188
146
110
84
92
80
44
57
113
125
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
19
19
35
17
4
32
57
6
9
4
2
5
4
4
4
34
35
65
67
63
100
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
S
10
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
28
28
4
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
32
30
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
8
1
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
5
21
39
130
160
56
108
240
14
28
80
120
211
318
346
291
268
311
345
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
0
22
22
22
11
8
0
13
16
16
22
16
16
926
159
159
21
790
790
790
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
3
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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