Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
4.5
SE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
664
703
573
470
371
299
211
163
181
156
183
213
285
224
236
242
505
911
1019
1394
2283
1997
3709
1727
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22AM0.98m
10:57PM1.57m
11:10AM1.01m
11:39PM1.49m
12:00PM1.04m
00:21AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.24m
5:40AM0.34m
5:01PM0.29m
6:18AM0.36m
5:49PM0.36m
6:56AM0.38m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
2
11
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
16
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
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