Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 72 | 138 | 219 | 177 | 256 | 229 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.59m | 8:43AM0.92m | 9:26PM1.62m | 9:33AM0.95m | 10:12PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.21m | 3:31AM0.34m | 2:34PM0.20m | 4:17AM0.32m | 3:24PM0.20m | 5:00AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 177 | — | — | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 23 | 72 | 138 | 219 | 8 | 256 | 229 | 887 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 155 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 167 | 306 | 306 | 333 | 306 | 306 | 403 | 295 | 59 | 230 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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