Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
29
62
62
62
63
49
49
51
52
54
54
54
58
81
58
57
57
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:33PM1.13m
4:08AM0.74m
5:33PM1.17m
5:29AM0.74m
6:22PM1.23m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.59m
9:50AM0.38m
00:37AM0.52m
11:03AM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
20
19
18
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
17
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
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