Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 05 Feb 2026 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)788888888888666666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)721051058688909088886664643938363536365151491127184
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononononcross-
on
glassglassglassonononononglassglasscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
1.43
11:50PM
1.19
12:01PM
1.32
12:34AM
1.18
12:33PM
1.21
1:25AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
0.38
5:55PM
0.41
5:48AM
0.45
6:26PM
0.42
6:32AM
0.53
6:58PM
0.43
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise5:20-------5:20-------5:22-------
Sunset---6:38-------6:37-------6:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202325242222212121242524232222222325252423222323
Feels °C (?)212424242224232423252523232324242425252323232323
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