Wurtulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.74° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wurtulla sea temperature is

20.6°C

Wurtulla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wurtulla today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wurtulla at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	54	61	127	123	103	98	95	80	110	103	103	60	58	59	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	38	36
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	N	WSW	WSW	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:23AM1.66m				9:23PM1.59m					10:03AM1.64m			9:54PM1.43m					10:45AM1.58m
Low Tide		3:09AM0.13m				3:26PM0.32m				3:40AM0.16m					4:10PM0.44m				4:11AM0.21m				4:57PM0.57m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	19	20	20	18	17
Feels °C	15	14	13	15	16	15	16	16	16	14	14	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	19	18	18	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	34	40	4	3	3	3	3	3	76	74	60	60	58	59	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	38	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 19	E 20	E 20	E 20	—	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	4	4	7	8	8	8	—	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 20	SE 20	E 11	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 12	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15
kJ	15	15	2	—	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	6	—	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3
kJ	54	61	127	123	103	98	95	80	110	103	103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Coolum Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Moffats Rights QLD - Sunshine Coast	Anne Street Reef QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Alexandra Headland QLD - Sunshine Coast	Wurtulla QLD - Sunshine Coast	Wurtulla QLD - Sunshine Coast	Wurtulla QLD - Sunshine Coast	Wurtulla QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Pin Cushion QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	9	24	41	41	41	7	7	7	5	4	7	7	7	41	8	0	0	0	0	13	13	13	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Old Woman Island - South Side	Yaroomba Beach	Noosa - Sunshine Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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