Kings Beach surf break

Kings Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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Kings Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kings Beach sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kings Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kings Beach at 9AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
7 PM
10 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
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
2.1
SE
6
2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
326
322
288
225
254
246
332
373
401
407
383
302
321
321
328
375
426
355
337
337
345
385
375
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:04AM1.57m
4:45PM1.36m
4:51AM1.59m
5:30PM1.54m
5:36AM1.60m
6:15PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.45m
10:33PM0.53m
11:13AM0.37m
11:29PM0.48m
11:51AM0.29m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
16
16
16
16
18
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
0.1
NE
10
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
209
4
235
232
102
139
69
3
3
4
59
21
20
20
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
11
24
22
4
4
9
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
119
326
322
288
225
254
246
332
373
401
407
383
302
321
321
328
375
426
355
337
337
345
385
375
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
47
157
157
157
157
981
47
157
157
157
157
157
210
157
157
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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