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Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 09 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 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)777778888888888889888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239246215215215258265279324324324373353370380398398363341300300283210482
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.46
1:09AM
1.29
1:06PM
1.32
2:14AM
1.30
1:55PM
1.19
3:23AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
0.50
6:55PM
0.44
7:06AM
0.62
7:38PM
0.47
8:15AM
0.72
8:26PM
0.48
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:01-------5:01-------5:03-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1-11-----------123
Temp. °C242525252524252425262626252424242426262625252524
Feels °C (?)212424242524252527262626262526262729272927262623
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