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National Park surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 AEST
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National Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's National Park sea temperature is
27.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at National Park today?

The current surf forecast for National Park at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at National Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888887888888877778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)316280272265227253217217210186186186160160164160183147155155186186178163
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.86
6:31PM
1.53
6:48AM
1.93
7:06PM
1.66
7:24AM
1.97
7:43PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.60
12:23AM
0.53
1:11PM
0.49
1:04AM
0.43
1:42PM
0.40
1:45AM
0.37
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:01-------6:00----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1---1
Temp. °C242525252424232324252525242322232425252424242322
Feels °C (?)222323232322222323242425242424242323242323242323
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