Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
21
20
12
10
9
11
16
17
17
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
8:12PM1.39m
8:12AM0.86m
8:48PM1.44m
8:52AM0.91m
9:21PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.29m
3:03AM0.40m
2:00PM0.28m
3:36AM0.37m
2:39PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
16
19
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
17
17
17
15
14
15
19
18
17
17
16
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