Surf Forecasts:
Moreton Island - Yellow Patch surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 26 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, E swell with 317 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Moreton Island - Yellow Patch this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Moreton Island - Yellow Patch in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moreton Island - Yellow Patch over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 20 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 88 | 138 | 215 | 191 | 229 | 196 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.82m | 3:38PM1.38m | 4:11AM0.88m | 4:36PM1.47m | 5:02AM0.98m | 5:20PM1.56m | 5:41AM1.09m | 5:57PM1.64m | 6:16AM1.22m | 6:31PM1.70m | 6:51AM1.36m | 7:04PM1.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.60m | 8:11AM0.54m | 10:52PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.50m | 11:32PM0.43m | 10:35AM0.41m | 00:03AM0.34m | 11:23AM0.31m | 00:32AM0.25m | 12:05PM0.22m | 00:59AM0.17m | 12:46PM0.16m | 1:27AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | E 10 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 196 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 8 | N 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 20 | SE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | N 12 | E 8 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 59 | 80 | 94 | 88 | 138 | 215 | 191 | 229 | — | 291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 36 | 56 | 649 | 115 | 165 | 178 | 115 | 177 | 124 | 124 | 384 | 124 | 124 | 80 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 80 | 54 |
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