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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck at 6AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
2
E
Period(s) (?)999999989999966777799999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)593537549476425425373364326335343343440253406569521462388242255270276609
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
2.06
2:18PM
2.01
3:42AM
2.09
3:20PM
1.87
4:44AM
2.18
4:27PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.14
8:49PM
0.72
9:44AM
1.19
9:46PM
0.74
11:03AM
1.14
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--5:05-------5:07-------5:07-----
Sunset-----6:42-------6:42-------6:42--
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part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1112321831112122222344
Temp. °C252526272625242424242425252424252525252626252424
Feels °C (?)262628292828262525252425242322242627272829282627
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