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Lat Long: 27.03° S 153.44° E

Moreton Island - Cape Moreton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Moreton Island - Cape Moreton sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.6° 

Moreton Island - Cape Moreton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Moreton Island - Cape Moreton today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Moreton Island - Cape Moreton at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Moreton Island - Cape Moreton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
176
149
144
133
129
96
66
52
35
40
52
26
27
30
27
39
37
25
37
39
55
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
35
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:38AM1.81m
7:46PM1.41m
8:21AM1.89m
8:29PM1.31m
9:06AM1.92m
9:15PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.14m
1:48AM-0.01m
2:51PM0.15m
2:26AM0.01m
3:43PM0.19m
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clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:01
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5:00
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4:58
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5:59
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6:00
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6:00
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1
1
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3
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
25
26
28
25
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
22
25
25
28
27
18
19
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
24
23
22
22
23
21
22
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