Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
289
242
217
209
197
186
149
126
107
100
80
78
64
64
78
95
95
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
High Tide
11:03PM0.90m
11:59AM1.27m
11:41PM0.81m
12:47PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.46m
5:10AM0.29m
6:40PM0.49m
5:46AM0.32m
7:38PM0.50m
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
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15
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15
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