Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
1
2
!
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
0
0
0
!
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
2
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
2.1
SSE
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
2.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)11111011111011111111911111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1191167481911918551943383753618853383382983775151594382368319276265324324
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
1.59
10:42AM
1.10
11:26PM
1.57
11:32AM
1.00
12:23AM
1.52
12:32PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.32
5:15AM
0.43
4:43PM
0.33
6:12AM
0.47
5:28PM
0.36
7:18AM
0.50
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201818181721242320191817171922221918181717212322
Feels °C (?)161516151517181716161513131517171615161514171817
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