Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.7
E
8
1.5
SSE
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
94
109
76
355
316
69
344
86
82
60
43
42
30
30
29
39
40
43
43
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:04PM1.21m
5:42AM0.80m
6:52PM1.27m
6:39AM0.80m
7:34PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.34m
00:53AM0.55m
11:38AM0.32m
1:46AM0.49m
12:31PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
19
16
14
13
14
13
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
9
9
9
10
10
10
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
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