
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
664 | 703 | 573 | 470 | 371 | 299 | 211 | 163 | 181 | 156 | 183 | 213 | 285 | 224 | 236 | 242 | 505 | 911 | 1019 | 1394 | 2283 | 1997 | 3709 | 1727 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:22AM0.98m | 10:57PM1.57m | 11:10AM1.01m | 11:39PM1.49m | 12:00PM1.04m | 00:21AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.24m | 5:40AM0.34m | 5:01PM0.29m | 6:18AM0.36m | 5:49PM0.36m | 6:56AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 20 | E 20 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 224 | 236 | 242 | 8 | 8 | 1019 | 1394 | 2283 | 1997 | 1684 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
664 | 703 | 573 | 470 | 371 | 299 | 211 | 163 | 181 | 156 | 183 | 213 | 285 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 505 | 911 | 59 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 3709 | 1727 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 568 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 22 | 21 | 183 | 21 | 569 | 159 | 159 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 658 | 341 | 665 | 665 | 454 | 295 | 658 | 665 |
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