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Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 31 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
26.8° 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: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (31 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
2.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)8889991111111010101010101099978888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)358343351399481490649649637543479459384379320268205162232577175713981060853
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.97
7:16PM
1.29
7:48AM
2.02
8:02PM
1.37
8:31AM
2.02
8:46PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.31
1:03AM
0.15
2:24PM
0.25
1:53AM
0.13
3:03PM
0.22
2:39AM
0.14
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise5:18-------5:20-------5:20-------
Sunset---6:40-------6:39-------6:39----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------2111-1
Temp. °C242526252423222223262727252423232426242323222222
Feels °C (?)242526252525252526292828272625262727211818161718
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