Inskip Point Surf Forecast

/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

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Inskip Point surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 Aug 2025 AEST

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Inskip Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Inskip Point sea temperature is 20.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inskip Point today?

The current surf forecast for Inskip Point at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (08 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Queensland North Coast Surf

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	Friday 08				Saturday 09								Sunday 10								Monday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1099	1395	1621	1658	1435	1344	1315	1258	1225	1252	1282	1282	1288	1208	1140	1077	1032	910	881	778	679	679	654	763
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				8:25PM 1.97				8:41AM 1.43				9:01PM 2.02				9:19AM 1.52				9:37PM 2.04				9:57AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		1:44PM 0.28				2:47AM 0.30				2:23PM 0.23				3:20AM 0.24				3:03PM 0.19				3:54AM 0.21

	Friday 08				Saturday 09								Sunday 10								Monday 11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-
Sunset	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	3	1	-	1	1	1	3	1	-	-	1	1	-	1	1
Temp. °C	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	18	17	17	16	16	18
Feels °C (?)	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	15

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - North Coast

Wind Update Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Inskip Point (light winds from the SE at Tin Can Bay (Defence) 17 km from Inskip Point). A 3.1m swell from the ESE is too big for here
43 minutes ago Inskip Point

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17 km away, 43 min ago

11 km/h

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20.1

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