Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 11 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 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)888898888888888777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78785857716684646463636042292927272727538188101125
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
5
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.18
4:21PM
0.83
5:50AM
1.23
5:41PM
0.83
6:38AM
1.30
6:40PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.67
10:10PM
0.45
12:49PM
0.61
11:21PM
0.44
1:37PM
0.54
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise--5:24-------5:26-------5:26-----
Sunset-----6:35-------6:34-------6:32--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------1225558115
Temp. °C232223252626252424242429302826252323232322222223
Feels °C (?)262426272627282727262530292927292322222323222223
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