
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 264 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 67 | 43 | 26 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.57m | 9:22AM1.05m | 9:53PM1.55m | 10:05AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.19m | 3:52AM0.29m | 3:18PM0.20m | 4:28AM0.30m | 4:04PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | N 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | S 19 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SW 4 | WNW 3 | — | E 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 264 | — | — | — | 67 | 43 | 26 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 |
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