Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
134
140
127
122
102
98
67
65
31
26
25
20
34
57
128
125
122
106
99
95
57
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:59AM1.12m
00:10AM1.28m
12:48PM1.14m
00:52AM1.17m
1:48PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.34m
5:58PM0.39m
6:40AM0.33m
6:51PM0.44m
7:19AM0.32m
7:53PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
22
21
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
19
18
17
18
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