Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
E
8
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
37
29
31
46
39
36
33
33
21
21
21
32
30
20
78
88
37
74
22
24
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM1.34m
9:28PM1.16m
9:59AM1.36m
9:59PM1.07m
10:37AM1.35m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.32m
3:38AM0.25m
4:24PM0.36m
4:07AM0.25m
5:06PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
21
25
26
24
22
21
20
21
21
25
26
24
21
21
21
20
21
24
25
25
21
20
Feels °C
21
23
22
24
23
22
21
22
21
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
22
24
25
24
22
21
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