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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 May 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
24.5° 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 10AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (22 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
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2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
149
1874
1970
2199
3063
3935
4733
4656
4656
4215
3912
3912
3913
3919
3650
3464
3231
2929
2551
2561
1866
1724
1493
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
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
00:02AM1.93m
12:46PM1.14m
1:03AM1.81m
2:11PM1.17m
2:06AM1.68m
3:27PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.58m
5:58PM0.69m
8:24AM0.58m
7:18PM0.78m
9:20AM0.55m
8:49PM0.81m
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clear
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
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light rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
18
18
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
11
2.5
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
Energy kJ
184
149
5
83
100
4
4
4733
4656
4656
2561
1724
799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
4
SE
12
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
3.5
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1399
1380
1874
1970
2199
3063
3935
8251
8036
8172
4215
3912
3912
3913
3919
3650
3464
3231
2929
2551
2208
1866
1493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
5
6
3
3
5
5
9
6
5
2
2
4
6
6
7
6
5
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
159
159
160
160
160
1078
1114
159
176
160
352
631
1007
1007
1077
352
159
159
159
159
357
159
159
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
4
5
5
6
9
6
5
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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