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Surfers Paradise Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1014 | 1014 | 1028 | 1042 | 1042 | 1028 | 736 | 600 | 608 | 437 | 339 | 260 | 198 | 144 | 144 | 103 | 103 | 99 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:56AM 1.32 | 6:33PM 1.07 | 6:39AM 1.36 | 7:11PM 1.19 | 7:20AM 1.37 | 7:48PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:09PM 0.56 | 12:40PM 0.45 | 12:13AM 0.52 | 1:13PM 0.42 | 1:07AM 0.48 | 1:44PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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