Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.7
SSE
8
0.7
E
9
1.6
SSE
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
SE
14
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
80
78
85
109
76
327
71
371
88
86
82
60
43
43
30
29
29
28
40
42
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:37AM0.83m
6:04PM1.21m
5:42AM0.80m
6:52PM1.27m
6:39AM0.80m
7:34PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.34m
00:53AM0.55m
11:38AM0.32m
1:46AM0.49m
12:31PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
19
16
14
13
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
10
9
9
11
9
10
12
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
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