Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 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 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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 (0.8m)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
Sat
14
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
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
0.9
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888757747788887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58571118684646463636042292832282840127122110129196200171
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
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
12:21AM
0.42
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise5:24-------5:26-------5:26-------
Sunset---6:35-------6:34-------6:32----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------11436410131164
Temp. °C232626262524242425293027272524232322232222232322
Feels °C (?)252826272827272627302928302825222121222020222220
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