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Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
26.1° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
SE
1.2
SE
1
E
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.4
N
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)8888878111111111110101010101010101010610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5982633553823581561321214110634746045236729229831027721220817115114511698
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.55
10:15PM
1.03
10:42AM
1.54
10:52PM
1.08
11:17AM
1.50
11:33PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.39
4:06AM
0.32
5:21PM
0.39
4:47AM
0.34
5:53PM
0.39
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise5:07-------5:07-------5:09-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1---------------------1
Temp. °C222324242322211921242424232221202227292725252422
Feels °C (?)202020191818191719222223222222202126272625262722
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