Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.5° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
13
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
55
65
82
103
79
63
60
85
81
84
82
84
77
134
137
127
190
117
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:38AM1.05m
10:58PM1.44m
11:16AM1.09m
11:32PM1.38m
11:59AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.33m
5:34AM0.34m
5:13PM0.35m
6:05AM0.34m
5:58PM0.39m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
15
16
15
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