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Point Cartwright/Secrets surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 17 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today?
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 353 | 353 | 297 | 286 | 252 | 228 | 220 | 191 | 196 | 203 | 173 | 169 | 167 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 138 | 138 | 120 | 71 | 117 | 91 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:09PM 1.27 | 7:08AM 1.78 | 6:50PM 1.27 | 7:43AM 1.86 | 7:29PM 1.27 | 8:18AM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48PM 0.64 | 12:17AM 0.26 | 1:30PM 0.59 | 12:53AM 0.24 | 2:10PM 0.55 | 1:28AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
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