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Kawana Beach surf break

Kawana Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Kawana Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kawana Beach sea temperature is
25.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kawana Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kawana Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)666677777777777888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154170157157168150173173205226239246239246246258272308395416437402385404
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.36
11:37AM
1.74
12:10AM
1.33
12:16PM
1.57
1:11AM
1.31
12:58PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
0.44
6:14PM
0.46
5:54AM
0.58
6:57PM
0.48
6:51AM
0.71
7:42PM
0.50
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--5:01-------5:01-------5:03-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------1----1-1-----
Temp. °C242423252525242423232424262624242524252627262524
Feels °C (?)242322232323232321222222252624252625262627262725
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