Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)999999999999910101010109999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202207171171168136164133130129102102106117117120154149142136136142115130
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
1.36
11:58AM
0.94
1:01AM
1.31
12:47PM
0.86
1:58AM
1.27
2:01PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.60
6:03PM
0.44
7:46AM
0.62
6:45PM
0.48
8:59AM
0.61
7:35PM
0.52
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:37-------5:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191819232625232222222124262523222222222425242222
Feels °C (?)191819212423232323232224252524232425252625242324
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