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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
2092 | 2421 | 5167 | 4927 | 4622 | 4234 | 3869 | 3491 | 3008 | 2416 | 2211 | 1938 | 925 | 883 | 883 | 899 | 1027 | 1045 | 1027 | 944 | 961 | 851 | 804 | 804 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:15PM0.91m | 3:26AM1.32m | 4:24PM0.99m | 4:25AM1.25m | 5:21PM1.09m | 5:18AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.50m | 10:16AM0.42m | 9:46PM0.54m | 11:04AM0.40m | 11:09PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | 2386 | 2250 | 2228 | 2047 | 1794 | 1609 | 1520 | 1300 | 1176 | 1046 | 925 | 883 | 883 | 899 | 1027 | 1045 | 1027 | 944 | 961 | 851 | 804 | 804 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2092 | 2421 | 5167 | 4927 | 4622 | 4234 | 3869 | 3491 | 3008 | 2416 | 2211 | 1938 | 788 | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 681 | 747 | 753 | 341 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
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