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Dickys Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Dickys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dickys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dickys sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dickys today?
The current surf forecast for Dickys at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dickys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
862 | 776 | 764 | 670 | 670 | 584 | 573 | 551 | 477 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 402 | 392 | 332 | 326 | 273 | 262 | 211 | 211 | 175 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.20m | 10:49PM1.67m | 10:28AM1.10m | 11:34PM1.61m | 11:18AM1.02m | 00:25AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.62m | 3:51PM0.34m | 5:28AM0.65m | 4:28PM0.40m | 6:27AM0.67m | 5:12PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 862 | 776 | 764 | 670 | 670 | 584 | 573 | 551 | 477 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 402 | 392 | 332 | 326 | 273 | 262 | 211 | 211 | 175 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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