Twinnies surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEST
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Twinnies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Twinnies sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Twinnies today?

The current surf forecast for Twinnies at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154154131159159142138117118114541147312858105102102991021059986131
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
1.77
6:33PM
1.22
7:21AM
1.87
7:15PM
1.27
7:55AM
1.94
7:54PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.36
1:17PM
0.62
12:29AM
0.32
1:53PM
0.54
1:07AM
0.28
2:27PM
0.48
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
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Rain (mm)
1-1--------1--4--11-----
Temp. °C242425262827252524242526282725252424252727262525
Feels °C (?)272729293129282829282929312927292727282928262727
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