Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, 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 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 110 | 107 | 113 | 142 | 131 | 96 | 93 | 99 | 94 | 121 | 99 | 96 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.35m | 7:55AM0.92m | 8:16PM1.40m | 8:30AM0.99m | 8:49PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.33m | 2:29AM0.35m | 1:40PM0.31m | 2:58AM0.33m | 2:19PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
113 | 110 | 107 | 113 | 142 | 131 | 96 | 93 | 99 | 94 | 121 | 99 | 96 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | — | NE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 |
— | — | 10 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 163 | 137 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 8 |
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