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Point Cartwright/Secrets surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 14 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 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 239 | 234 | 190 | 183 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 96 | 90 | 112 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 46 | 11 | 193 | 251 | 293 | 363 | 410 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 1.35 | 3:57PM 1.33 | 5:09AM 1.47 | 4:44PM 1.30 | 5:52AM 1.58 | 5:27PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:11AM 0.74 | 10:27PM 0.41 | 11:11AM 0.72 | 11:05PM 0.35 | 12:02PM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
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