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Noosa - Johnsons surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Noosa - Johnsons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noosa - Johnsons sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noosa - Johnsons today?
The current surf forecast for Noosa - Johnsons at 11PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Noosa - Johnsons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 331 | 351 | 444 | 529 | 612 | 582 | 478 | 443 | 405 | 353 | 314 | 302 | 266 | 258 | 232 | 196 | 196 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 137 | 137 | 133 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:19PM 1.38 | 6:24AM 1.77 | 6:02PM 1.38 | 7:01AM 1.86 | 6:44PM 1.38 | 7:37AM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:34PM 0.44 | 12:41PM 0.76 | 12:10AM 0.40 | 1:23PM 0.71 | 12:46AM 0.38 | 2:04PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
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