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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | |
757 | 663 | 663 | 577 | 556 | 476 | 461 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 458 | 392 | 386 | 327 | 327 | 273 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 173 | 173 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:58AM0.92m | 11:47PM1.41m | 11:42AM0.87m | 00:30AM1.37m | 12:36PM0.82m | 1:19AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.38m | 6:38AM0.53m | 5:33PM0.42m | 7:29AM0.53m | 6:15PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
— | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
757 | 663 | 663 | 577 | 556 | 476 | 461 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 458 | 392 | 386 | 327 | 327 | 273 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 173 | 173 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 80 | 90 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 56 | 603 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 11 |
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