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Happys Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Happys today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Happys at 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Happys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
800 | 687 | 652 | 606 | 661 | 449 | 449 | 388 | 381 | 320 | 302 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.41m | 6:33PM1.67m | 6:25AM1.37m | 7:12PM1.74m | 7:01AM1.34m | 7:49PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.55m | 11:57AM0.32m | 00:46AM0.54m | 12:30PM0.28m | 1:30AM0.54m | 1:05PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 800 | 687 | 652 | 606 | 661 | 449 | 449 | 388 | 381 | 320 | 302 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 9 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 51 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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