Happys surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Happys today?

The current surf forecast for Happys at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.5
SE
7
1.1
E
10
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
2.1
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
725
630
563
500
426
371
363
307
299
249
244
235
220
390
390
281
293
369
388
393
397
768
1229
1794
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.96m
10:25AM1.23m
11:22PM1.88m
11:29AM1.15m
00:24AM1.79m
12:42PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.46m
4:22PM0.24m
6:10AM0.50m
5:23PM0.33m
7:16AM0.51m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:04
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
18
21
22
19
18
17
15
15
17
20
21
18
17
16
16
15
18
20
21
18
16
13
11
11
13
17
20
17
14
13
11
11
12
14
15
13
12
11
12
11
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
1.6
SE
9
0.7
E
10
1.9
SE
10
2.1
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
725
630
563
500
426
371
363
307
299
249
244
210
220
140
149
151
142
113
120
393
92
768
1229
1794
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.9
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
1
4
137
3
118
80
103
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
4
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
0.5
SW
4
1.6
SE
9
0.5
SW
4
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
8
5
12
20
20
17
6
2
41
49
183
235
229
390
390
281
293
369
388
6
397
7
3011
3865
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
14
14
2
14
14
538
472
14
14
14
14
2
14
14
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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