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Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEST
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Happys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Happys sea temperature is
26.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Happys today?

The current surf forecast for Happys at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.6
SE
0.9
NE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)888899967777788997988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293293293290220270530318395458500311275222138104104214115292310328277284
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
1.34
2:55PM
1.10
4:26AM
1.40
4:00PM
1.06
5:19AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
0.48
9:34AM
0.75
9:16PM
0.47
10:51AM
0.74
10:08PM
0.45
11:53AM
0.67
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:03-------5:05-------5:05---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12344468115810191776--------
Temp. °C252424232323222121222222222323232424242323262626
Feels °C (?)282627242322211918202020202222222324252322252526
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