National Park surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
23.9° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
402
402
402
342
335
273
267
256
211
211
175
211
207
211
284
290
284
290
290
250
255
260
320
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:14PM1.78m
11:14AM1.20m
00:00AM1.72m
12:17PM1.16m
00:53AM1.67m
1:35PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.63m
6:04AM0.81m
4:52PM0.72m
7:04AM0.83m
5:43PM0.80m
8:06AM0.81m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:13
5:13
5:12
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
22
24
24
23
19
17
15
15
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
21
21
23
22
21
21
21
24
25
24
20
14
12
10
10
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
468
402
402
402
342
335
273
267
256
211
211
175
211
207
211
284
290
284
290
290
250
255
260
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
88
43
10
16
12
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
14
13
3
3
13
14
12
28
13
10
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
11
2
1
1
1
7
24
24
94
178
131
103
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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