Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
N
7
1.3
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
228
261
261
243
294
390
416
373
311
198
85
83
74
219
69
71
59
37
30
72
28
17
16
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM1.29m
8:14PM1.19m
8:47AM1.38m
8:51PM1.14m
9:27AM1.45m
9:31PM1.08m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.25m
2:24PM0.33m
2:25AM0.22m
3:10PM0.32m
2:59AM0.21m
3:58PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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4:58
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 mm
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
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3
1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
23
27
26
24
20
20
20
20
23
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
22
23
26
27
25
20
21
20
20
22
21
20
21
20
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