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Lat Long: 24.96° S 153.35° E

Fraser Island - Waddy Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fraser Island - Waddy Point sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.3° 

Fraser Island - Waddy Point 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 - Waddy Point today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Waddy Point at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
434
445
383
367
318
313
306
264
258
220
210
173
169
173
169
140
108
112
109
105
84
84
5
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
5
S
10
NNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM1.03m
3:56PM1.69m
4:33AM1.12m
4:53PM1.71m
5:24AM1.24m
5:40PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.58m
8:53AM0.56m
10:56PM0.48m
10:09AM0.49m
11:37PM0.40m
11:08AM0.41m
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Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
22
22
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
22
19
23
22
18
22
23
22
24
21
16
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