Moreton Island - Cape Moreton surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 AEST
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Moreton Island - Cape Moreton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Moreton Island - Cape Moreton sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Moreton Island - Cape Moreton today?

The current surf forecast for Moreton Island - Cape Moreton at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.8
NE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)955566666677777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213577310311010913014412712766145145173208226239246246220220258292385
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
1.86
11:15PM
1.17
11:27AM
1.70
12:07AM
1.16
12:07PM
1.52
1:03AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.14
5:30PM
0.18
4:51AM
0.28
6:10PM
0.23
5:39AM
0.42
6:49PM
0.28
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise4:58-------4:58-------5:00-------
Sunset---6:44-------6:45-------6:45----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C242425252525242424242425242424242425252625252525
Feels °C (?)212121212222212121212122212120202123232523232322
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