Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Happys today?

The current surf forecast for Happys at 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
1
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1251212121246665556614613121314131716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50432828282736161141897447394031293426242692887065
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.87
8:10AM
1.67
8:49PM
1.93
8:51AM
1.56
9:37PM
1.95
9:35AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.34
2:19PM
0.15
3:06AM
0.37
2:58PM
0.15
4:01AM
0.44
3:41PM
0.18
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221212124242322232121202222222121212120222222
Feels °C (?)221920202020212020211920192121202021202019202019
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