Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.1
ESE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
0.7
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
96
385
96
47
77
33
216
35
128
128
66
66
50
50
37
34
33
32
24
23
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:44AM1.25m
10:01PM1.34m
10:22AM1.28m
10:34PM1.24m
11:01AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.28m
3:53PM0.27m
4:20AM0.29m
4:35PM0.33m
4:49AM0.30m
5:18PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
19
17
17
16
18
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
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