Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surfers Paradise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 72 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 78 | 81 | 102 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.39m | 11:13PM1.03m | 12:01PM1.37m | 00:01AM0.91m | 1:04PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.25m | 6:40PM0.42m | 6:07AM0.27m | 7:53PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 78 | 81 | 102 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 15 | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 183 | 155 | 155 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 183 | 183 | 155 | 3 |
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