Surfers Paradise surf break

Surfers Paradise surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 27 Oct 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Surfers Paradise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers Paradise sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surfers Paradise today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers Paradise at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)--
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)786777877766777777776677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1029819615619532235829923418119222726823323319216168897067675860
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
0.70
1:41PM
1.20
2:00AM
0.67
2:46PM
1.19
3:38AM
0.71
3:51PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.48
6:27AM
0.37
8:54PM
0.46
7:21AM
0.41
10:02PM
0.43
8:28AM
0.44
Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Sunrise----4:58-------4:56-------4:56---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:01-------6:02
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----12223472111---------
Temp. °C322221191918181717171718181920212020202020222322
Feels °C (?)271717151513151314141415181919211920212222232321
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