Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
ESE
13
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
E
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
80
57
99
308
236
224
198
254
249
144
138
112
149
260
326
270
223
267
326
296
380
1197
1194
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49AM0.94m
00:07AM1.40m
12:34PM0.97m
00:47AM1.33m
1:27PM1.00m
1:31AM1.25m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.38m
5:32PM0.39m
6:53AM0.38m
6:17PM0.43m
7:29AM0.37m
7:09PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
17
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
E
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
SE
10
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
108
80
48
51
308
236
224
198
254
249
144
138
112
66
82
57
50
156
123
126
87
85
349
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
2
32
57
6
4
4
2
5
4
4
4
34
10
38
67
64
59
48
42
65
3
108
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.5
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
4
3
11
2
2
4
4
3
3
35
2
94
62
28
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
1
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
8
0.3
S
2
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
11
34
99
9
73
108
1
69
72
17
44
77
149
260
326
270
223
267
326
296
380
1197
1194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
22
22
22
16
8
8
11
16
21
22
22
21
21
183
21
21
21
828
790
21
21
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
7
9
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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