Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1
SE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
19
15
15
15
17
35
62
27
25
24
29
141
33
69
66
273
424
389
68
52
127
85
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
2:34AM0.80m
4:07PM1.27m
4:22AM0.76m
5:25PM1.33m
5:47AM0.80m
6:27PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.33m
11:13PM0.48m
9:51AM0.34m
00:30AM0.41m
11:20AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
21
23
23
20
20
19
20
20
27
27
30
21
18
17
16
16
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
17
21
21
22
20
21
18
18
17
23
24
28
16
14
14
13
14
18
17
17
17
17
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