Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.1° 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 (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 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.1
SE
12
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
292
224
220
170
142
125
325
270
247
222
180
176
141
133
88
86
64
64
63
44
34
32
32
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53PM1.31m
5:46AM0.91m
6:52PM1.42m
6:51AM0.89m
7:46PM1.51m
7:50AM0.90m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.50m
11:42AM0.27m
1:42AM0.44m
12:43PM0.24m
2:40AM0.38m
1:40PM0.21m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
18
21
22
19
18
16
14
13
16
17
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
11
12
15
16
15
16
15
13
12
12
14
17
17
15
14
13
11
11
15
16
16
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