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National Park Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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National Park surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at National Park today?
The current surf forecast for National Park at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at National Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
280 | 367 | 433 | 487 | 461 | 506 | 553 | 565 | 792 | 700 | 1035 | 1026 | 766 | 764 | 764 | 766 | 782 | 815 | 832 | 832 | 849 | 849 | 832 | 771 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.60m | 8:36PM2.16m | 8:43AM1.52m | 9:26PM2.16m | 9:36AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.47m | 1:54PM0.25m | 3:06AM0.46m | 2:40PM0.27m | 4:02AM0.48m | 3:29PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 280 | 367 | 433 | 487 | 461 | 506 | 553 | 565 | 641 | 700 | 787 | 766 | 766 | 764 | 764 | 766 | 782 | 815 | 832 | 832 | 849 | 849 | 832 | 771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 792 | — | 1035 | 1026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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