
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
891 | 875 | 792 | 778 | 2128 | 2036 | 1745 | 1483 | 1457 | 1254 | 375 | 354 | 370 | 1049 | 356 | 261 | 798 | 250 | 234 | 778 | 276 | 249 | 220 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.11m | 3:23AM1.05m | 4:48PM1.20m | 4:34AM0.96m | 5:53PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.34m | 9:26PM0.54m | 9:43AM0.32m | 11:00PM0.55m | 10:40AM0.30m | 00:31AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | E 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
891 | — | 18 | — | 752 | 728 | 615 | 553 | 515 | 453 | 375 | 354 | 370 | 432 | 356 | 261 | 250 | 250 | 234 | 265 | 276 | 249 | 220 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 79 | 79 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SE 10 | — | S 3 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 875 | 792 | 778 | 2128 | 2036 | 1745 | 1483 | 1457 | 1254 | 3 | 3 | — | 1049 | — | 2 | 798 | — | 1 | 778 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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