Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
0
!
!
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1
1
!
1
1
!
!
1
1
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
!
0
1
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
1.7
SE
11
2
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
2.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
1702
1769
1576
480
432
1676
639
852
2473
3298
908
821
807
792
2132
2090
2120
1744
553
1338
415
375
986
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:31AM1.25m
2:28PM1.05m
2:23AM1.15m
3:37PM1.11m
3:23AM1.05m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.47m
8:08AM0.36m
8:10PM0.51m
8:53AM0.34m
9:26PM0.54m
9:43AM0.32m
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clear
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<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>
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
13
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
0.2
ESE
13
2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
0.2
E
15
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
121
660
577
546
480
432
570
17
901
952
908
821
807
18
778
738
728
604
553
476
415
375
377
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
76
75
75
75
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
3
SSE
10
1.7
SE
11
2
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
0.3
SW
3
1.8
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
0.3
SSW
2
2.4
SE
11
0.3
SSW
3
2.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
497
1702
1769
1576
3
3
1676
639
852
2473
3298
1
792
2132
2090
2120
1744
1
1338
1
986
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
Distance (km)
790
16
16
16
16
16
21
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
159
21
16
16
13
0
8
16
21
21
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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