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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Waddy Point at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
1.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1
SE
1.7
SE
1
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)10101511167812812161514888118101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127404141180167479418259326254881432035735326551154388919832866769800784
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
1.44
10:21PM
2.02
10:30AM
1.32
11:17PM
1.97
11:32AM
1.20
12:22AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.36
4:59AM
0.59
4:15PM
0.47
6:12AM
0.67
5:08PM
0.59
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:27-------5:27-------5:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-----11---
Temp. °C232423222323232323222322232222222223222122222323
Feels °C (?)202019171819191919181817181817181819181819191818
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