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Fraser Island - Waddy Point surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 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
26.8° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraser Island - Waddy Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 102 | 56 | 65 | 48 | 96 | 56 | 88 | 311 | 434 | 464 | 452 | 542 | 655 | 584 | 518 | 508 | 447 | 417 | 373 | 358 | 310 | 308 | 265 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50AM 1.54 | 5:14PM 1.17 | 6:27AM 1.64 | 5:57PM 1.16 | 7:02AM 1.75 | 6:40PM 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09PM 0.78 | 11:26PM 0.44 | 12:53PM 0.73 | 12:00AM 0.40 | 1:33PM 0.68 | 12:35AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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