Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)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 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
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
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
31
26
16
20
34
57
128
127
122
108
101
95
57
55
49
48
33
24
29
21
18
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:48PM1.14m
00:52AM1.17m
1:48PM1.15m
1:43AM1.04m
3:02PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.33m
6:51PM0.44m
7:19AM0.32m
7:53PM0.50m
8:05AM0.32m
9:15PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
22
21
18
17
16
15
14
16
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
13
16
16
15
17
15
14
13
13
15
19
18
16
16
15
13
11
14
15
16
14
13
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