Twinnies surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Twinnies today?

The current surf forecast for Twinnies at 11AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
1005
839
918
912
912
848
792
1064
1269
878
878
878
786
802
716
630
494
426
417
417
407
347
288
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM1.48m
9:26PM2.14m
9:30AM1.40m
10:19PM2.09m
10:26AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.46m
2:38PM0.22m
4:03AM0.50m
3:26PM0.28m
5:03AM0.54m
4:18PM0.36m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
4
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
17
17
16
20
22
21
20
18
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
23
23
23
21
19
15
14
12
16
19
19
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
627
766
848
792
792
920
878
878
878
786
802
716
630
494
426
417
417
407
347
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1
N
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSE
6
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
854
1005
839
918
912
912
1064
1269
55
2
3
5
15
17
10
4
46
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
378
551
387
1
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
6
5
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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