Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
15
15
15
17
37
77
104
25
25
42
141
33
57
52
32
370
32
38
53
85
67
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:07PM1.27m
4:22AM0.76m
5:25PM1.33m
5:47AM0.80m
6:27PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.33m
11:13PM0.48m
9:51AM0.34m
00:30AM0.41m
11:20AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
23
23
20
20
19
21
20
27
28
30
21
18
17
16
17
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
20
21
21
20
21
18
19
17
23
25
28
16
14
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
18
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