Twinnies surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 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 2PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), 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
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
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
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
923
912
1162
904
863
882
842
861
878
786
786
725
630
563
494
426
417
363
354
341
287
239
237
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:39AM1.48m
9:26PM2.14m
9:30AM1.40m
10:19PM2.09m
10:26AM1.31m
11:17PM2.00m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.22m
4:03AM0.50m
3:26PM0.28m
5:03AM0.54m
4:18PM0.36m
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
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
18
18
17
16
20
21
21
20
18
17
15
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
23
23
22
21
17
15
13
12
16
18
19
18
15
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
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
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
904
904
863
882
842
861
878
786
786
725
630
563
494
426
417
363
354
341
287
239
205
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
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
9
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
2
0.7
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
1
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
839
923
912
1162
2
3
2
11
24
19
12
4
5
72
157
237
237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
387
566
669
1
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
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
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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