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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 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
26.0° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.2
NNE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.3
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
0.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1212121212667777771477716101216678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4646464645617822623324721817917440859299125315533206287313350
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.63
8:44PM
1.99
8:51AM
1.55
9:30PM
2.03
9:38AM
1.44
10:21PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
0.23
3:04AM
0.42
2:49PM
0.28
3:57AM
0.49
3:30PM
0.36
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:29-------5:28-------5:27----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C242526252424232323232424232323222224232223232322
Feels °C (?)252526232223212120202121202121191921201919191918
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