Kings Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.80° S 153.15° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kings Beach sea temperature is

20.4° C

Kings Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kings Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kings Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	56	55	55	36	35	33	33	28	18	8	8	19	19	19	19	10	10	9	9	9	29	89	161	315
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	W	WSW	NE	ENE	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	ESE	ENE	NNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:49AM1.23m					7:31PM2.00m				7:42AM1.28m				8:20PM2.03m				8:32AM1.32m				9:07PM2.01m
Low Tide		1:18AM0.35m			12:39PM0.13m					2:10AM0.28m				1:32PM0.09m				2:57AM0.24m				2:24PM0.09m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	15	15	18	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	18	20	19	19	18	16	14	13	15	17	18	17	16
Feels °C	14	12	12	16	20	18	17	16	14	13	12	16	18	17	18	16	11	9	8	11	13	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	N 6	—
kJ	56	55	55	36	35	33	33	28	18	7	6	19	19	19	19	10	10	9	9	9	7	7	1	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	E 10	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	N 6	E 8	—
kJ	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	21	—	8	8	—	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	—	1	1	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	N 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	E 9	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 7	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	4	4	—	—	2	6	6	—	—	2	—	1	1	—	—	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	N 2	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SE 7
kJ	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	4	5	29	89	161	315
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	Kings Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Kings Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Yaroomba Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Kings Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	Moffats Left QLD - Sunshine Coast	Moffats Left QLD - Sunshine Coast	Coolum Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	19	26	0	95	1	1	30	46	200	539	172	172	216	426	413	473	473	152	152
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Sunshine Beach	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Old Woman Island - South Side	Peregian Creek	Peregian Creek		Noosa - First Point	Noosa - First Point	Noosa - First Point	Noosa - First Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bullies SA - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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