Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
96
134
145
222
247
145
210
166
166
139
114
116
96
143
96
93
74
74
57
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:55PM1.24m
10:25AM1.38m
10:32PM1.14m
11:09AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.31m
4:08AM0.25m
4:49PM0.33m
4:42AM0.24m
5:41PM0.37m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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5:44
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5:45
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 mm
6
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
13
14
15
15
14
12
12
16
16
16
15
17
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