National Park surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 16 Jan 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
26.2° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1861571541581631631351171131101111141281281285110510296102995757124
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
1.85
6:27PM
1.32
7:16AM
1.93
7:10PM
1.36
7:50AM
2.00
7:50PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
0.53
1:12PM
0.76
12:23AM
0.48
1:48PM
0.67
1:03AM
0.43
2:22PM
0.59
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:07-------5:09-------5:09-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:44--
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Rain (mm)
1--1-----1-1--3--11-----
Temp. °C242525262727252525252526272725252525252727262525
Feels °C (?)272828292930282830302829292927282828282928272626
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