Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
232
194
132
194
99
99
99
74
73
71
69
61
148
161
166
156
63
548
474
69
68
49
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
S
20
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM0.85m
6:04PM1.34m
6:35AM0.97m
6:55PM1.35m
7:22AM1.09m
7:39PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.35m
11:13AM0.35m
00:52AM0.30m
12:25PM0.31m
1:31AM0.27m
1:23PM0.27m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
23
24
23
21
20
21
19
21
22
21
19
18
18
17
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
19
18
22
22
20
20
19
20
19
19
17
15
12
12
13
13
11
12
14
14
15
15
17
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