Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Surfers Paradise

Sunrise in Surfers Paradise today is at 06:28:44 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 04:58:40 PM, giving Surfers Paradise 10h 29min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:02:50 AM and ends at 05:24:34 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Surfers Paradise or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Surfers Paradise. Get a full year of light data with the printable Surfers Paradise Photography Planner 2026.

Surfers Paradise sits in the subtropical zone, experiencing moderate seasonal daylight changes with mild, sun-rich winters. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Surfers Paradise receives 13.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:46 AM and sunset at 06:41 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 10.4 hours — a difference of 3.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 02 at 04:42, while the latest sunset falls around January 11 at 18:47. The evening golden hour in Surfers Paradise lasts about 51 minutes in summer and 50 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.