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Fraser Island - Waddy Point surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fraser Island - Waddy Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 291 | 291 | 284 | 240 | 241 | 701 | 734 | 747 | 721 | 708 | 688 | 599 | 498 | 410 | 402 | 347 | 340 | 284 | 331 | 277 | 230 | 220 | 202 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11AM 1.17 | 1:55PM 1.51 | 3:26AM 1.24 | 2:50PM 1.38 | 4:25AM 1.33 | 3:42PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:14PM 0.61 | 7:22AM 0.82 | 9:05PM 0.60 | 8:54AM 0.87 | 9:47PM 0.58 | 10:15AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
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