
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 63 | 67 | 56 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 84 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:53PM1.49m | 10:03AM1.00m | 10:25PM1.48m | 10:38AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.30m | 4:36AM0.35m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.35m | 4:31PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 13 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 18 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 18 | — |
3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
4 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 63 | 67 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 84 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 159 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 61 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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