Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
7
7
13
47
169
315
202
178
271
494
553
533
408
393
414
447
300
447
458
418
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:26PM1.62m
9:33AM0.95m
10:12PM1.62m
10:22AM0.98m
10:57PM1.57m
11:10AM1.01m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.32m
3:24PM0.20m
5:00AM0.33m
4:13PM0.24m
5:40AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
14
13
13
12
14
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
11
10
11
12
12
11
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
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