Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 332 | 290 | 308 | 326 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 229 | 233 | 238 | 238 | 231 | 184 | 245 | 265 | 222 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.60m | 11:25AM0.91m | 00:03AM1.54m | 12:23PM0.92m | 00:53AM1.44m | 1:28PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.37m | 5:09PM0.30m | 6:55AM0.39m | 6:02PM0.36m | 7:43AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 326 | 332 | 290 | 308 | 326 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 229 | 233 | 238 | 238 | 231 | 184 | 245 | 265 | 222 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 99 | 59 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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