Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 479 | 761 | 723 | 577 | 1158 | 1004 | 258 | 864 | 751 | 213 | 207 | 178 | 74 | 467 | 408 | 388 | 62 | 96 | 93 | 39 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.46m | 9:04AM1.18m | 9:26PM1.42m | 9:44AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.21m | 3:18AM0.27m | 3:09PM0.23m | 3:49AM0.28m | 3:53PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 8 | E 14 | E 15 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 450 | 343 | 258 | 210 | 219 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 53 | 64 | 113 | 110 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 15 | — | E 15 | S 23 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 16 | S 22 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | S 23 | — | E 23 | SE 23 | SE 22 | SE 22 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | SE 21 | E 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 200 | 479 | 761 | 723 | 577 | 1158 | 1004 | 2 | 864 | 751 | 213 | 207 | 178 | 74 | 467 | 408 | 388 | 62 | 96 | 93 | 39 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 578 | 613 | 159 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
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