Maroochydore Beach surf break

Maroochydore Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
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Maroochydore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maroochydore Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Maroochydore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maroochydore Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)777756888888888788887785
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1261261401941031191691351191018272728082424441515037372922
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.09
5:17PM
1.74
5:38AM
1.21
6:04PM
1.79
6:23AM
1.33
6:44PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.40
12:00AM
0.41
11:25AM
0.32
12:37AM
0.33
12:15PM
0.25
1:09AM
0.26
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise5:43-------5:41-------5:41-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:40-------5:42----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182225222121191920222221191919191921222119191817
Feels °C (?)182123202020191920212121202020202021212019191716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Sunshine Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Maroochydore Beach (strong winds from the NNE at Cotton Tree 1483 2 km from Maroochydore Beach). 0.8m 7s swell from the NE with a 0.6m 11s groundswell from the E and a 0.2m 9s swell from the SE as well as a 0.2m 9s swell from the SSE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 35 min ago

44 km/h
NNE
Onshore
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