Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
181
199
202
278
366
385
279
383
383
257
217
213
213
212
219
253
253
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:34AM0.69m
3:55PM1.14m
4:50AM0.75m
4:50PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.46m
8:21AM0.45m
11:06PM0.41m
9:37AM0.47m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
18
18
17
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19
18
18
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20
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
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15
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