Moreton Island - Cape Moreton Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.03° S 153.44° E

Moreton Island - Cape Moreton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Moreton Island - Cape Moreton sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Moreton Island - Cape Moreton at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.3
E
8
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
84
86
86
12
628
1141
1295
1060
921
699
549
550
525
470
429
385
340
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
25
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM1.90m
7:09AM1.37m
7:28PM1.89m
7:50AM1.47m
8:05PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.08m
1:03PM0.05m
1:57AM0.04m
1:47PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
18
14
10
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
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