Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)--
Afternoon (22 Nov)--
Evening (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37637135133834528222928626921620816216215915915912312320518311811811890
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
N
25
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.89
10:20AM
1.39
10:09PM
0.85
10:57AM
1.38
10:49PM
0.80
11:35AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.41
3:32AM
0.23
5:05PM
0.41
4:05AM
0.26
5:47PM
0.42
4:40AM
0.29
Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise----4:43-------4:43-------4:43---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:21-------6:22
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------5
Temp. °C222121202124232222212121222425252323222223272824
Feels °C (?)212121192023212123232324242626252424232324272726
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