National Park surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
468
482
473
473
402
394
335
282
267
217
211
211
175
216
318
272
432
384
384
332
290
290
302
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:26AM1.26m
11:14PM1.78m
11:14AM1.20m
00:00AM1.72m
12:17PM1.16m
00:53AM1.67m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.63m
6:04AM0.81m
4:52PM0.72m
7:04AM0.83m
5:43PM0.80m
8:06AM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
23
20
17
15
16
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
20
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
25
23
21
16
13
11
12
14
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
482
468
482
473
473
402
394
335
282
267
217
211
211
175
216
318
272
432
384
384
332
290
290
302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
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
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
103
33
17
10
14
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
14
14
15
13
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2
18
15
2
2
1
1
5
16
20
115
170
102
107
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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