Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
ENE
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)91013101313131313121212121313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137165141156176219219367411522454519530704595595577560560560488560480572
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
1.25
3:45PM
0.81
4:11AM
1.26
5:00PM
0.86
5:08AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.52
10:20AM
0.58
8:38PM
0.56
11:21AM
0.54
9:53PM
0.57
12:04PM
0.49
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:00-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222224252422222121202427272423222120242626
Feels °C (?)242324232324242322222021192225252323242119242425
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