
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 142 | 125 | 325 | 270 | 247 | 222 | 180 | 176 | 141 | 133 | 102 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46AM0.91m | 6:52PM1.42m | 6:51AM0.89m | 7:46PM1.51m | 7:50AM0.90m | 8:37PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.27m | 1:42AM0.44m | 12:43PM0.24m | 2:40AM0.38m | 1:40PM0.21m | 3:31AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
170 | 142 | 110 | 294 | 270 | 247 | 222 | 180 | 176 | 141 | 133 | 102 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | NNE 3 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
40 | 60 | 125 | 325 | 183 | 103 | 77 | 1 | 41 | — | 41 | 39 | 9 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | N 4 | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | S 8 | N 4 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | W 2 | — | NW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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