Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
N
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
250
223
261
254
169
228
228
249
322
355
355
346
268
229
107
160
81
219
102
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:37PM1.22m
8:09AM1.29m
8:14PM1.19m
8:47AM1.38m
8:51PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.36m
1:54AM0.25m
2:24PM0.33m
2:25AM0.22m
3:10PM0.32m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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 mm
1
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
24
26
24
24
21
Feels °C
20
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
24
25
24
26
22
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