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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 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
24.4° C
(Which is 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 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
268
326
192
233
233
181
146
116
99
118
2676
3466
4487
4418
3775
3313
2910
2683
2055
1923
1834
1933
1951
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.17m
00:02AM1.93m
12:46PM1.14m
1:03AM1.81m
2:11PM1.17m
2:06AM1.68m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.56m
4:54PM0.57m
7:17AM0.58m
5:58PM0.69m
8:24AM0.58m
7:18PM0.78m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
20
21
20
21
21
22
21
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
17
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
14
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
12
15
15
17
17
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
0.3
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
201
268
326
192
233
233
181
146
116
99
118
4
4
4487
4418
3775
3313
17
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
11
3
18
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
653
836
1093
1380
1449
1465
1338
1244
1301
1567
1828
2676
3466
8036
7495
6397
5423
2910
2683
2055
1923
1834
1933
1951
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
9
9
2
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
159
160
617
631
159
159
159
159
159
159
159
159
159
159
164
159
159
567
787
787
352
352
159
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
9
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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