Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 15 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
25.6° 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 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.8
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777777777777677677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156152163117114131131113113999670517067518583108961549697103
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.85
7:49AM
1.36
7:41PM
0.87
8:26AM
1.43
8:24PM
0.90
9:01AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.52
12:49AM
0.32
2:39PM
0.47
1:33AM
0.31
3:16PM
0.44
2:13AM
0.31
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------5:03-------5:03-------5:05-
Sunset-6:46-------6:46-------6:45------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-111-------1114-11--
Temp. °C262625252424252626262525252425272727242424242325
Feels °C (?)252627272626282928272728282729303029262828272527
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