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Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 23 Jan 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
25.9° 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: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
N
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1099999991089981010101099101051015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2962752812582021269195113586449352533333331313336433854
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
25
N
20
NW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
1.43
12:19AM
1.15
12:36PM
1.34
1:14AM
1.17
1:23PM
1.21
2:21AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.37
6:27PM
0.38
6:19AM
0.41
7:06PM
0.38
7:15AM
0.47
7:49PM
0.38
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise5:09-------5:09-------5:11-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:44----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C242524232322222222242424232323232327282625242324
Feels °C (?)232322222221232323252524232424252428272625252426
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