Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.25° S 153.24° E

Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.5
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
20
34
130
395
689
1186
1446
1549
1252
1094
1094
953
800
550
512
453
432
533
525
645
680
1000
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:51AM2.39m
9:25PM3.27m
9:42AM2.42m
10:11PM3.19m
10:32AM2.40m
10:55PM3.02m
Low Tide
2:47PM-0.04m
3:48AM0.20m
3:34PM0.04m
4:33AM0.21m
4:22PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
5
8
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
13
14
14
15
13
14
13
14
12
12
11
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