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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 Thursday 23 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at National Park today?
The current surf forecast for National Park at 11AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
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 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
295 | 303 | 312 | 282 | 336 | 1255 | 1403 | 418 | 374 | 279 | 276 | 918 | 901 | 320 | 804 | 297 | 331 | 342 | 481 | 620 | 730 | 848 | 966 | 837 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.88m | 12:57PM1.24m | 1:46AM1.81m | 2:29PM1.26m | 3:00AM1.78m | 3:47PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.68m | 6:40PM0.63m | 8:49AM0.66m | 8:08PM0.68m | 9:53AM0.60m | 9:30PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
 kJ | 138 | 108 | 154 | 281 | 336 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 237 | 273 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 113 | 53 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 303 | 312 | 282 | 240 | 1255 | 1403 | 418 | 374 | 279 | 276 | 918 | 901 | 320 | 804 | 297 | 331 | 342 | 481 | 620 | 730 | 848 | 966 | 837 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 0 |
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