Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
8
1.3
S
10
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
220
181
173
136
133
133
105
105
103
103
80
60
105
93
99
117
140
306
105
78
76
57
55
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
SW
0
W
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
3:30AM0.90m
5:10PM1.15m
4:37AM0.83m
6:04PM1.21m
5:42AM0.80m
6:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.63m
9:45AM0.36m
11:43PM0.61m
10:41AM0.34m
00:53AM0.55m
11:38AM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
18
19
20
18
17
16
14
15
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
13
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
16
15
12
13
13
12
10
9
10
11
11
10
13
15
15
15
15
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