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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
23.7° 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 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
361 | 307 | 257 | 205 | 204 | 222 | 284 | 245 | 246 | 261 | 201 | 294 | 246 | 369 | 469 | 603 | 1087 | 1725 | 1401 | 7962 | 1780 | 4778 | 3685 | 3133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:29AM0.91m | 00:16AM1.54m | 12:34PM0.87m | 1:17AM1.47m | 1:52PM0.87m | 2:21AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.33m | 7:17AM0.44m | 6:11PM0.38m | 8:19AM0.44m | 7:12PM0.44m | 9:21AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
361 | 307 | 257 | 205 | 204 | 222 | 284 | 245 | 173 | 137 | 201 | 294 | 246 | 369 | 469 | 603 | 1087 | 47 | 1401 | 2576 | 1780 | 1600 | 1280 | 1244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 170 | 173 | 143 | 146 | — | 5 | 137 | 139 | 171 | 87 | 65 | 46 | — | — | 647 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 11 | S 4 | SSE 13 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
9 | 54 | 123 | 188 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 246 | 261 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1725 | 21 | 7962 | 13 | 4778 | 3685 | 3133 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 73 | 341 | 341 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 150 | 753 | 614 | 341 | 151 | 16 | 16 |
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