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Point Cartwright/Secrets surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Point Cartwright/Secrets surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Cartwright/Secrets sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today?
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 311 | 252 | 242 | 244 | 239 | 234 | 230 | 183 | 113 | 86 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 55 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:06PM 1.40 | 4:20AM 1.35 | 3:57PM 1.33 | 5:09AM 1.47 | 4:44PM 1.30 | 5:52AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM 0.46 | 10:11AM 0.74 | 10:27PM 0.41 | 11:11AM 0.72 | 11:05PM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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