Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
41
18
18
11
10
9
7
6
6
11
5
13
5
8
12
31
49
42
75
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
NE
0
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM1.45m
11:55PM0.82m
12:54PM1.39m
1:07AM0.76m
2:06PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.39m
5:49AM0.26m
7:55PM0.41m
6:48AM0.31m
9:15PM0.40m
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Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
23
24
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
17
21
21
19
18
20
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