
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 84 | 80 | 43 | 56 | 77 | 69 | 61 | 69 | 143 | 137 | 123 | 96 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 110 | 169 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.10m | 8:40PM1.78m | 8:53AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.77m | 9:29AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.12m | 3:17AM0.16m | 2:37PM0.12m | 3:48AM0.14m | 3:14PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 8 | E 18 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 18 | ESE 12 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | S 14 | E 13 | SSE 10 | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | E 18 | E 12 | E 18 |
2 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 9 | 24 | 51 | 84 | 80 | 43 | 56 | 77 | 69 | 61 | 69 | 143 | 137 | 123 | 96 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 110 | 169 | 209 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 135 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 136 | 69 | 65 | 51 | 103 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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