Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)--
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
N
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
416
346
297
198
198
84
81
168
55
57
46
51
29
29
27
25
37
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
10
NW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:14PM1.19m
8:47AM1.38m
8:51PM1.14m
9:27AM1.45m
9:31PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.22m
3:10PM0.32m
2:59AM0.21m
3:58PM0.32m
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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 mm
1
1
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1
2
2
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
23
27
25
25
21
20
19
19
23
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
20
21
22
21
23
27
24
27
20
19
19
19
22
20
21
20
21
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