Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
53
49
50
47
35
35
35
34
33
47
35
56
55
50
49
49
64
21
20
19
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
15
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:27AM1.45m
9:31PM1.08m
10:10AM1.48m
10:13PM0.99m
10:58AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.32m
3:35AM0.19m
4:49PM0.33m
4:14AM0.20m
5:43PM0.36m
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:56
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1
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Temp °C
20
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
21
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
24
23
23
23
23
24
22
23
24
24
21
21
21
19
17
19
20
19
18
18
19
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