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Wurtulla surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wurtulla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wurtulla sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wurtulla today?
The current surf forecast for Wurtulla at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wurtulla. (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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 529 | 517 | 491 | 474 | 474 | 401 | 387 | 317 | 311 | 252 | 242 | 202 | 239 | 240 | 190 | 183 | 171 | 164 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:18PM 1.44 | 3:11AM 1.21 | 3:12PM 1.35 | 4:12AM 1.30 | 4:03PM 1.30 | 5:04AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:57PM 0.50 | 8:56AM 0.63 | 9:43PM 0.47 | 10:06AM 0.66 | 10:24PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 |
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