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Wurtulla surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 15 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wurtulla today?
The current surf forecast for Wurtulla at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wurtulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 118 | 108 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 114 | 256 | 316 | 363 | 226 | 160 | 64 | 48 | 136 | 331 | 394 | 369 | 310 | 269 | 269 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:04AM 1.41 | 4:49PM 1.26 | 5:49AM 1.51 | 5:32PM 1.25 | 6:29AM 1.61 | 6:14PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 0.66 | 11:03PM 0.39 | 12:00PM 0.63 | 11:40PM 0.34 | 12:47PM 0.59 | 12:17AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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