Fraser Island - Waddy Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.96° S 153.35° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fraser Island - Waddy Point sea temperature is

21.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fraser Island - Waddy Point today (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraser Island - Waddy Point at 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (20 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	406	365	395	437	494	520	533	497	497	427	373	324	280	273	265	265	227	227	223	234	270	270	326	334
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:02AM1.08m					2:40PM1.32m			00:49AM0.95m						4:04PM1.38m			3:04AM0.87m					4:59PM1.47m
Low Tide			6:45AM0.57m						10:03PM0.91m			7:48AM0.61m					11:36PM0.82m			9:12AM0.61m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	16	18	18	18	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	S 12	ESE 10	—	—	SE 10	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 8	E 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 8
kJ	72	50	25	29	34	12	3	40	—	—	4	—	280	273	26	4	227	227	223	234	270	270	326	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 10	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 10
kJ	—	35	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	18	14	14	10	14	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	ENE 9	SE 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	7	4	3	16	2	12	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8
kJ	406	365	395	437	494	520	533	497	497	427	373	324	—	—	265	265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	334
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	159	159	159	159	357	159	159	159	159	109	159	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	159	159	159
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