Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
158
143
152
183
187
196
201
239
264
240
246
240
235
197
167
167
171
167
167
140
242
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:03AM1.09m
8:13PM1.35m
8:35AM1.19m
8:46PM1.34m
9:09AM1.28m
9:20PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.33m
2:40AM0.28m
2:39PM0.31m
3:08AM0.27m
3:20PM0.30m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
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16
20
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
15
19
18
17
16
15
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