Shanghai to Surfers Paradise: time difference
Surfers Paradise is 2 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Surfers Paradise, Australia
05
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:12 · 🌙 17:54 · 12 h 42 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 07:06 7:06 AM Surfers Paradise 09:06 9:06 AM You –:–
07:06 7:06 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:25
09:06 9:06 AM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:12 · 🌙 17:54
·
+2 h
Surfers Paradise is 2 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Surfers Paradise are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Shanghai
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇺 Surfers Paradise
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Surfers Paradise |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:06 | 09:06 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 05:12 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 12 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 19,668 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shanghai and Surfers Paradise: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Surfers Paradise?
Surfers Paradise is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+10, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Surfers Paradise when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 11:00 AM in Surfers Paradise.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Surfers Paradise?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Surfers Paradise show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Surfers Paradise from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Surfers Paradise – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Surfers Paradise compared with Shanghai?
The new day starts in Surfers Paradise earlier: at 10:00 PM in Shanghai it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Surfers Paradise, Shanghai is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Shanghai and Surfers Paradise the same all year?
Yes. Neither Shanghai nor Surfers Paradise switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
