Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
11
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
439
307
564
203
286
377
168
148
130
117
183
217
187
160
160
130
104
104
82
77
61
61
61
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:51AM1.01m
2:08PM1.12m
1:33AM0.89m
3:21PM1.11m
2:35AM0.80m
4:33PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.36m
8:12PM0.60m
7:55AM0.37m
9:44PM0.62m
8:46AM0.37m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
12
13
14
15
15
17
16
15
16
15
14
18
17
16
15
15
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