Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.7° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
20
23
21
14
25
28
39
34
34
35
61
58
51
32
30
26
35
52
95
107
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:28AM0.96m
9:53PM1.49m
10:03AM1.00m
10:25PM1.48m
10:38AM1.05m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.35m
3:16PM0.30m
4:36AM0.35m
3:53PM0.31m
5:04AM0.35m
4:31PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
16
14
14
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
11
13
15
12
12
13
11
10
10
11
13
11
11
11
13
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
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