Sunset Beach

Queensland, Australia

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.3 m) at 3 s, heading toward WNW, with moderate offshore wind toward NNW.

Swell

0.3 m

WNW

3 s

Wind

7 km/h

NNW

Offshore

Tide

1.9 m

Falling

Weather

16 °C

Clear

24 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

WNW

7 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

1 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

W

8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

W

6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.4 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

W

7 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

W

7 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.8 m

Clear · 17 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WNW

7 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.9 m

Clear · 17 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WNW

7 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.9 m

Clear · 16 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WNW

8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.8 m

Clear · 19 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

W

7 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 21 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 23 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

WSW

12 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 24 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

WSW

12 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Mostly clear · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 24 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

12 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 25 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

11 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Clear · 25 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

W

11 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2 m

Clear · 24 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WNW

11 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Clear · 24 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

W

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Clear · 22 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

9 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2.6 m

Clear · 21 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

7 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

2.6 m

Clear · 19 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

WSW

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

2.3 m

Clear · 18 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

WSW

6 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2 m

Clear · 18 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 17 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

5 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.3 m

Clear · 17 °C

Nearby spots

Explore nearby breaks, starting with the closest. Worth a look when the wind spoils the surf here.