Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
7
1.2
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
169
83
192
176
55
47
37
41
40
53
51
59
56
47
49
36
36
34
31
32
55
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
N
10
WNW
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:47AM1.38m
8:51PM1.14m
9:27AM1.45m
9:31PM1.08m
10:10AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.32m
2:59AM0.21m
3:58PM0.32m
3:35AM0.19m
4:49PM0.33m
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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part cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
22
26
29
27
25
20
20
20
20
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
22
26
29
27
28
18
20
20
21
24
23
21
21
21
22
22
22
24
23
24
22
23
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