Alexandra Headland surf break

Alexandra Headland surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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Alexandra Headland surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alexandra Headland sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alexandra Headland today?

The current surf forecast for Alexandra Headland at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Alexandra Headland. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131212121212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109111951223102810308495914983392652521951521501471019693646463636355
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
1.67
5:25PM
1.39
5:34AM
1.73
6:03PM
1.56
6:13AM
1.78
6:41PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.53
11:12PM
0.57
11:59AM
0.45
11:59PM
0.48
12:31PM
0.37
12:45AM
0.41
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:32-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C172224232221212120212323212020191821232321201919
Feels °C (?)132022212222212119192222212021211821232320191919
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