Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.9°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
8
1.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
7
1
SE
8
1.9
SSE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
107
434
56
125
124
87
65
49
48
46
34
17
32
83
110
506
101
81
65
54
61
34
31
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47AM0.80m
6:27PM1.40m
6:48AM0.89m
7:20PM1.45m
7:38AM0.99m
8:06PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.41m
11:20AM0.31m
1:23AM0.34m
12:33PM0.27m
2:06AM0.29m
1:32PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
21
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
15
18
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
14
14
13
14
12
13
13
17
17
17
17
17
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