Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
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
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
1.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
1
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
49
45
36
408
33
68
74
85
55
65
42
136
24
80
23
38
45
39
30
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52PM1.42m
10:10AM1.20m
10:25PM1.37m
10:47AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.30m
4:20AM0.31m
4:15PM0.31m
4:49AM0.30m
4:58PM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
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