
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
618 | 705 | 612 | 436 | 425 | 382 | 332 | 318 | 276 | 270 | 270 | 264 | 225 | 220 | 181 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.08m | 2:32AM1.00m | 4:07PM1.11m | 3:30AM0.90m | 5:10PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.59m | 8:55AM0.37m | 10:09PM0.63m | 9:45AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
618 | 593 | 502 | 436 | 425 | 382 | 332 | 318 | 276 | 270 | 270 | 264 | 225 | 220 | 181 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 |
20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 161 | 130 | 197 | 151 | 188 | 125 | 179 | 16 | 16 | 116 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
9 | 8 | — | 19 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 705 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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