Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.3°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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
297
463
738
850
677
1998
1923
530
520
456
369
948
830
658
186
168
138
135
99
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:29PM1.21m
00:08AM0.90m
1:23PM1.16m
00:52AM0.80m
2:31PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.53m
6:24AM0.34m
7:53PM0.57m
7:06AM0.36m
9:22PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
17
17
15
12
13
15
17
18
17
15
15
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
12
9
10
8
6
7
10
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
17
16
16
16
16
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