Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.7° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
1
SE
4
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.7
SSE
9
0.5
SE
10
1.1
ESE
6
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
34
34
36
56
71
73
28
40
44
43
64
90
111
58
508
48
95
84
66
81
82
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:03AM1.00m
10:25PM1.48m
10:38AM1.05m
10:58PM1.44m
11:16AM1.09m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.35m
3:53PM0.31m
5:04AM0.35m
4:31PM0.33m
5:34AM0.34m
5:13PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
18
17
15
16
15
14
14
15
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
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