Pin Cushion surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 23 Jul 2025 AEST
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Pin Cushion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pin Cushion sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pin Cushion today?

The current surf forecast for Pin Cushion at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Pin Cushion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010101099999998881010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)429428415354383317267205166275174184151167200231338232182178238135134166
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
2.04
7:28AM
1.31
8:10PM
2.06
8:14AM
1.34
8:51PM
2.02
8:58AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.18
2:01AM
0.40
1:21PM
0.15
2:45AM
0.36
2:07PM
0.16
3:25AM
0.34
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-5:15-------5:15-------5:15------
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Rain (mm)
-132--------------------
Temp. °C211918171513121517171514141314161818171817161619
Feels °C (?)191818161297912131211111012131516151615141416
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Sunshine Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 3 km from Mooloolaba (light winds from the SW at Kawana Beach 1482 3 km from Mooloolaba). 1.4m 10s swell from the E with a 0.4m 3s local chop from the NNW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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