Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
N
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
281
294
212
408
447
383
291
215
243
84
75
212
69
71
49
37
29
41
28
17
15
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM1.29m
8:14PM1.19m
8:47AM1.38m
8:51PM1.14m
9:27AM1.45m
9:31PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.33m
2:25AM0.22m
3:10PM0.32m
2:59AM0.21m
3:58PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:01
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5:00
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4:58
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6:00
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6:00
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 mm
3
2
1
1
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1
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3
1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
20
21
25
28
26
26
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
25
28
26
27
18
20
20
20
21
21
20
21
22
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