Wurtulla surf break

Wurtulla surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wurtulla today?

The current surf forecast for Wurtulla at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
SE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.9
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
ESE
1.3
E
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)7778888881099999677777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8669868082666080691181381321329997260417418476501341455202310
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
1.83
8:00PM
1.24
8:28AM
1.88
8:37PM
1.29
9:02AM
1.89
9:14PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.37
1:46AM
0.24
3:02PM
0.33
2:24AM
0.23
3:34PM
0.31
3:03AM
0.24
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise5:09-------5:09-------5:11-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-11--3--111-1341-1----1-
Temp. °C252728272524242424242626242423232323252424232221
Feels °C (?)293030282725262625232525242321212120212120202019
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