Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 AEST
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Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)778888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5678104125144141117114114909093767678785857696684826463
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
0.98
3:40AM
1.15
2:51PM
0.89
4:50AM
1.18
4:21PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.67
8:15PM
0.44
9:50AM
0.70
9:06PM
0.44
11:38AM
0.67
10:10PM
0.45
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise5:22-------5:24-------5:24-------
Sunset---6:36-------6:35-------6:35----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242627262524242323242626242322222325262625242424
Feels °C (?)272726262726272626272826252625252627272727272726
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