Fraser Island - Waddy Point surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 05 Jan 2026 AEST
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Fraser Island - Waddy Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fraser Island - Waddy Point sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fraser Island - Waddy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Waddy Point at 9PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)--
Afternoon (05 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (05 Jan)1ft (0.3m)17s

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

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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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 (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)1817179916161616955556667667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4847472726414040383657758569103108138199213245319388393361
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
1.34
9:59AM
2.07
10:18PM
1.33
10:42AM
1.93
11:09PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.45
3:09AM
0.36
4:41PM
0.48
3:56AM
0.47
5:25PM
0.53
4:43AM
0.61
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise------5:03-------5:03-------5:03-
Sunset-6:39-------6:39-------6:39------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------121111----
Temp. °C262525242424252626262525252525252626252525242525
Feels °C (?)262525252524252524242424242423242424232222212121
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