Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 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
26.1° 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 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.6
SSE
2.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)8889991111111110101010101099788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)228228265359327436610599577498418402392326273257202162249571822701604500
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
W
5
S
20
SSE
35
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglassoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.57
8:15PM
0.97
8:54AM
1.62
9:03PM
1.03
9:38AM
1.63
9:46PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.38
2:07AM
0.26
3:41PM
0.36
2:56AM
0.25
4:18PM
0.36
3:42AM
0.27
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise5:16-------5:16-------5:18-------
Sunset---6:42-------6:40-------6:40----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C232425252423222222252727252424232526232222222121
Feels °C (?)242525252525242524272827272727262623181616161516
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