Wurtulla surf break

Wurtulla surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 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 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
NE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
NE
1.3
ESE
0.8
NE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.7
E
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)778898898866668885555677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2431991421251242202201321938411812211211172725446495558756073
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
1.40
4:00PM
1.06
5:19AM
1.49
5:02PM
1.05
6:03AM
1.59
5:55PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.74
10:08PM
0.45
11:53AM
0.67
10:58PM
0.41
12:41PM
0.59
11:44PM
0.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:05-------5:05-------5:07-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1211-----------------
Temp. °C242424242424242425262625242424242425262624232323
Feels °C (?)232324252526242525252524242524232424262726252626
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