Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
63
60
33
32
32
31
18
17
10
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
15
37
113
210
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SW
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:50AM0.90m
8:37PM1.59m
8:43AM0.92m
9:26PM1.62m
9:33AM0.95m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.38m
1:40PM0.21m
3:31AM0.34m
2:34PM0.20m
4:17AM0.32m
3:24PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
16
18
19
18
17
15
14
15
17
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
15
16
17
16
14
12
11
12
14
19
16
15
14
12
11
11
13
12
11
11
10
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