Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Happys today?

The current surf forecast for Happys at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
1
SE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.6
SE
0.8
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)16141381466667766661161111106666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6492109123862214161164153183189167398326196167150449399391163214205147
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.42
10:30PM
1.91
10:25AM
1.27
11:30PM
1.84
11:25AM
1.14
12:40AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.44
3:41PM
0.18
5:04AM
0.52
4:30PM
0.25
6:17AM
0.58
5:27PM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:25-------5:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C192122222121201817202222212119181720212221211919
Feels °C (?)171818181718171514161817171816151518181817171515
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