Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 AEST
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Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck at 10AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Feb)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)994871807744688662653484475488494584615563568554554572620584555555542592
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
2.82
6:33PM
2.19
7:02AM
2.97
7:19PM
2.37
7:43AM
3.05
8:01PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.44
12:47PM
0.50
12:30AM
0.28
1:28PM
0.33
1:16AM
0.17
2:04PM
0.20
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:41-----
Sunset-----6:17-------6:16-------6:15--
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------11-------21-----
Temp. °C252525262626252525252526262625262524252625262525
Feels °C (?)232322232323232324242324232423232322222322232221
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