Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
181
144
147
151
122
122
122
142
161
189
156
174
199
158
131
193
113
128
94
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:20PM1.30m
9:45AM1.34m
9:55PM1.24m
10:25AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.30m
3:36AM0.26m
4:03PM0.31m
4:08AM0.25m
4:49PM0.33m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
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18
18
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
17
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12
11
14
13
12
13
15
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