Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
37
26
26
30
122
25
64
52
358
424
55
127
124
84
23
48
33
162
31
23
42
109
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22AM0.76m
5:25PM1.33m
5:47AM0.80m
6:27PM1.40m
6:48AM0.89m
7:20PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.48m
9:51AM0.34m
00:30AM0.41m
11:20AM0.31m
1:23AM0.34m
12:33PM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
28
28
29
20
18
17
16
16
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
20
18
19
24
25
29
16
13
14
14
14
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
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