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Kings Beach Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Kings Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Kings Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Kings Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kings Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
339 | 383 | 763 | 549 | 845 | 1000 | 1021 | 700 | 709 | 792 | 792 | 1041 | 736 | 752 | 767 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 575 | 500 | 440 | 371 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM2.01m | 8:39AM1.41m | 9:29PM2.01m | 9:29AM1.32m | 10:23PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.13m | 3:05AM0.39m | 2:40PM0.14m | 4:03AM0.43m | 3:29PM0.17m | 5:05AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 339 | 383 | 436 | — | 561 | 627 | 695 | — | — | — | — | 721 | 736 | 752 | 767 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 575 | 500 | 440 | 371 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 763 | 549 | 845 | 1000 | 1021 | 700 | 709 | 792 | 792 | 1041 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 360 | 369 | 369 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
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