Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.6°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
E
8
1.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
352
68
339
37
148
37
36
35
64
99
81
100
53
56
40
155
30
24
32
40
49
42
35
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:36AM1.14m
9:52PM1.42m
10:10AM1.20m
10:25PM1.37m
10:47AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.31m
3:35PM0.30m
4:20AM0.31m
4:15PM0.31m
4:49AM0.30m
4:58PM0.34m
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
20
19
17
16
16
17
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
16
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