Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)--
Evening (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)101212121212121112111111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6869137139139280314308376363344338284282229338269218208162162161159159
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.94
9:44AM
1.39
9:32PM
0.89
10:20AM
1.39
10:09PM
0.85
10:57AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.22
4:24PM
0.41
3:32AM
0.23
5:05PM
0.41
4:05AM
0.26
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----4:43-------4:43-------4:43---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:21-------6:21
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-1---------------
Temp. °C222322222325242422212121222423232322222222242324
Feels °C (?)232524252627242422212121222322232423252424262425
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