Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.7° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.2
SE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
13
2.5
ESE
13
2.5
ESE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
231
208
284
290
245
246
307
230
307
384
348
433
672
1213
6378
7913
2366
1722
4666
3731
3301
1221
1289
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:16AM1.54m
12:34PM0.87m
1:17AM1.47m
1:52PM0.87m
2:21AM1.39m
3:15PM0.91m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.33m
7:17AM0.44m
6:11PM0.38m
8:19AM0.44m
7:12PM0.44m
9:21AM0.44m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
14
14
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
19
19
20
17
18
17
17
17
19
22
21
14
14
12
9
10
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
15
12
13
13
14
13
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.2
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
13
2.5
ESE
13
2.5
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
257
207
205
284
290
245
143
140
230
307
384
348
433
672
1213
1756
2490
2366
1722
1527
1327
1267
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
208
173
143
146
140
140
106
148
61
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
13
0.8
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
4
SSE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
161
231
5
5
5
8
246
307
8
6
4
4
4
5
18
6378
7913
18
10
4666
3731
3301
1221
1289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
Distance (km)
21
16
16
11
11
150
295
16
16
16
16
16
11
150
150
150
150
150
16
16
16
16
665
681
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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