
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.47m | 9:28AM0.96m | 9:53PM1.49m | 10:03AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.29m | 4:06AM0.35m | 3:16PM0.30m | 4:36AM0.35m | 3:53PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 183 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 151 | 108 | 96 | 127 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 61 | 13 |
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