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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 Wednesday 20 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at National Park today?
The current surf forecast for National Park at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at National Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
563 | 494 | 426 | 371 | 362 | 354 | 299 | 244 | 255 | 329 | 382 | 505 | 639 | 608 | 573 | 543 | 617 | 621 | 840 | 2090 | 1710 | 2568 | 5578 | 4859 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.10m | 10:33AM1.36m | 11:16PM2.02m | 11:38AM1.30m | 00:16AM1.91m | 12:51PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.51m | 4:21PM0.40m | 6:05AM0.54m | 5:20PM0.50m | 7:10AM0.56m | 6:28PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | NE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 563 | 494 | 426 | 371 | 362 | 354 | 299 | 244 | 205 | 201 | 216 | 137 | 143 | 145 | 136 | 142 | 122 | 80 | 65 | 1028 | 4 | 2256 | 3371 | 2825 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 44 | 82 | 255 | 329 | 382 | 505 | 639 | 608 | 573 | 543 | 617 | 621 | 840 | 2090 | 1710 | 2568 | 5578 | 4859 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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