Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.4
E
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
E
8
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
0.4
E
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
65
58
47
34
40
49
22
39
42
33
21
23
28
23
44
53
64
23
26
30
60
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
W
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM1.34m
9:28PM1.16m
9:59AM1.36m
9:59PM1.07m
10:37AM1.35m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.24m
3:42PM0.32m
3:38AM0.25m
4:24PM0.36m
4:07AM0.25m
5:06PM0.41m
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light rain
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Temp °C
21
20
21
24
25
23
22
21
20
21
21
25
25
23
22
21
21
20
21
25
26
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
20
21
22
22
24
22
23
21
22
22
24
22
22
23
22
22
20
21
25
25
22
22
20
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