Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 169 | 315 | 202 | 178 | 271 | 494 | 553 | 533 | 408 | 393 | 414 | 447 | 300 | 447 | 458 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.62m | 9:33AM0.95m | 10:12PM1.62m | 10:22AM0.98m | 10:57PM1.57m | 11:10AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.32m | 3:24PM0.20m | 5:00AM0.33m | 4:13PM0.24m | 5:40AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | NE 8 | SE 18 | SE 19 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 47 | 169 | 315 | 202 | 178 | 271 | 494 | 553 | 533 | 408 | 393 | 414 | 447 | 300 | 447 | 458 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 306 | 306 | 357 | 295 | 295 | 341 | 61 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 16 | 409 | 454 | 539 | 578 | 454 | 341 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 409 | 660 | 660 |
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