National Park surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 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 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
988
1144
1186
1084
969
862
778
682
682
595
584
551
477
482
400
584
562
676
490
433
407
335
273
267
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
0
NNE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:54PM1.90m
9:45AM1.34m
10:32PM1.84m
10:26AM1.26m
11:14PM1.78m
11:14AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.72m
3:39PM0.54m
5:10AM0.78m
4:13PM0.63m
6:04AM0.81m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:15
5:14
5:13
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
21
21
20
19
19
22
23
22
23
22
22
21
20
23
23
23
24
24
22
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
19
20
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
0.3
NE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
988
1144
1186
1084
969
862
778
682
682
595
584
551
477
482
400
15
562
490
490
433
407
335
273
267
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
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
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
11
4
4
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.7
ESE
10
1
SE
5
1.8
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
22
584
51
676
33
36
24
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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