Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
95
75
128
183
180
163
210
254
259
259
228
228
259
266
266
302
318
319
500
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30AM1.17m
11:43PM1.27m
12:16PM1.16m
00:16AM1.14m
1:07PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.38m
6:05AM0.35m
6:19PM0.46m
6:38AM0.36m
7:09PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
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