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Castaways Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 AEST
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Castaways Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castaways Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castaways Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castaways Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Castaways Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
2.3
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109996888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61554547946138632027326820716413033811671691157112961065985985853734679655600
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
15
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
2.17
7:58PM
1.55
8:30AM
2.17
8:41PM
1.60
9:09AM
2.11
9:22PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
0.38
1:53AM
0.20
2:57PM
0.33
2:36AM
0.20
3:33PM
0.32
3:18AM
0.26
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise5:20-------5:20-------5:22-------
Sunset---6:39-------6:38-------6:38----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1111--1------
Temp. °C232628272524232323272724222222222222232322222222
Feels °C (?)262930282827272727292620171717181819202019192020
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