Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is

21.1° C

Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	204	180	176	141	133	102	86	64	64	63	60	33	32	32	20	18	11	10	8	10	10	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	ENE	NE	ENE	NNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	ESE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			6:51AM0.89m					7:46PM1.51m				7:50AM0.90m				8:37PM1.59m				8:43AM0.92m				9:26PM1.62m
Low Tide		1:42AM0.44m			12:43PM0.24m					2:40AM0.38m				1:40PM0.21m				3:31AM0.34m				2:34PM0.20m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	17	21	22	20	18	16	14	14	17	18	19	18	16	15	14	15	18	21	19	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	12	14	17	18	16	14	13	11	12	16	16	17	16	14	13	11	12	15	19	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	204	180	176	141	133	102	86	64	64	63	60	33	32	32	17	18	11	10	6	10	10	8	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	64	40	41	41	41	39	—	—	23	23	22	—	1	1	20	8	8	8	8	5	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	N 4	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	S 8	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	—	2	2	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 3	—	WNW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	—	—	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	22	281	11	11	11	22	22	167	306	333
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	4	4	9	9	9	5	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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