Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
63
61
61
42
42
42
42
42
28
270
38
257
28
74
133
26
39
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:11PM1.57m
9:22AM1.05m
9:53PM1.55m
10:05AM1.11m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.29m
3:18PM0.20m
4:28AM0.30m
4:04PM0.24m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
16
14
15
15
15
18
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
11
11
10
11
15
14
14
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
13
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