Surfers Paradise Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.00° S 153.43° E

Surfers Paradise 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.5
E
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
75
335
291
55
38
29
32
52
45
43
352
331
69
92
38
37
36
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:49PM1.44m
9:03AM1.07m
9:20PM1.44m
9:36AM1.14m
9:52PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.32m
2:57PM0.30m
3:52AM0.31m
3:35PM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
15
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
16
18
16
16
16
15
13
14
15
16
15
13
14
14
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