Point Cartwright/Secrets 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Cartwright/Secrets sea temperature is

20.9°C

Point Cartwright/Secrets surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (07 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 7								Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	NE 8	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 8	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	33	16	15	27	23	19	50	51	52	55	37	37	36	25	15	15	14	14	207	31	19	58	46	46
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	ENE	NNW	WNW	SSW	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	E	ENE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			4:45AM1.14m				5:28PM1.83m				5:45AM1.27m				6:18PM1.91m				6:34AM1.41m					7:02PM1.94m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.51m				10:35AM0.33m				00:07AM0.39m				11:37AM0.24m				00:49AM0.29m				12:29PM0.16m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	21	20	18	17	17	16	17	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	18	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	15	16	17	18	20	18	18	17	17	16	17	19	17	17	15	17	16	15	14	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 8	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 9	NE 7	E 9	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	33	16	11	19	23	19	50	51	52	55	37	37	36	25	12	15	7	14	43	31	19	58	46	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 9	E 9	SE 5	SE 5	E 9	E 9	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	E 9	E 9	NE 7	E 9	NE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	16	16	15	27	12	15	17	9	15	15	4	4	6	6	15	7	14	7	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 9	SE 9	E 9	SSE 9	E 9	E 9	SE 10	SE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	S 9	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	3	3	15	7	15	15	4	4	14	15	15	1	1	2	1	1	6	6	12	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SSE 8	—	—	E 6	NNE 2	N 2
kJ	148	156	119	67	41	24	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	120	111	79	60	207	—	—	16	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Pocket QLD - Sunshine Coast	Pocket QLD - Sunshine Coast	Pocket QLD - Sunshine Coast	Alexandra Headland QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Palm beach QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Alexandra Headland QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Kawana Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Kawana Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	159	34	34	83	33	170	34	0	0	0	2	33	33	34	170	163	170	34	0	2	33	6	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast		Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay		Noosa - Tea Tree Bay		Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay				Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	National Park	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Kings Beach	Noosa - Sunshine Beach
Rating (10 max)		2	2		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	4	4	7	3	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	3	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	1	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	8

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