Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 02 Mar 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888889999988888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355252297289289289265239251219219184230234260212212181185190219213213208
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
1.57
8:47PM
1.18
9:14AM
1.56
9:27PM
1.26
9:49AM
1.51
10:04PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.38
2:47AM
0.31
3:43PM
0.38
3:31AM
0.34
4:13PM
0.40
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise5:37-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---6:17-------6:16-------6:15----
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1------------1---------
Temp. °C232525252322222223242524232323232325252523232322
Feels °C (?)232423242221222223232423232323232223232423232323
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