Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
295
68
63
46
44
42
30
30
40
40
41
43
43
39
40
28
29
28
27
27
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:42AM0.80m
6:52PM1.27m
6:39AM0.80m
7:34PM1.33m
7:29AM0.82m
8:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.32m
1:46AM0.49m
12:31PM0.30m
2:27AM0.44m
1:18PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
18
16
15
14
13
12
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
13
14
16
15
14
13
11
10
14
14
15
14
14
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
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