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Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
ENE
1
E
0.8
NE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)899998888888889888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1841931971861812051962582472352282232121141028078127259257217260260219
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.10
3:52PM
0.94
5:30AM
1.16
4:57PM
0.88
6:22AM
1.22
5:59PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.65
10:12PM
0.38
11:57AM
0.63
11:07PM
0.36
1:05PM
0.58
12:00AM
0.34
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:46-------6:46----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--21--2214311-----------
Temp. °C232423232323232323232324242423222426272625232222
Feels °C (?)232424242423232322232323232423222424252324242323
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