Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
54
54
69
73
79
75
73
86
97
94
92
77
82
94
85
87
87
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:33PM1.17m
5:29AM0.74m
6:22PM1.23m
6:28AM0.78m
7:05PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.52m
11:03AM0.37m
1:22AM0.45m
12:06PM0.35m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
18
18
19
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