Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 99 | 99 | 2 | 117 | 107 | 97 | 94 | 111 | 117 | 91 | 81 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 110 | 81 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.62m | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:17AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.25m | 12:26PM0.19m | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 99 | 99 | 133 | 117 | 107 | 97 | 94 | 111 | 117 | 91 | 81 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 13 | WNW 3 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 56 | 72 | 110 | 80 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 90 | 89 | 47 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 69 | 47 | 43 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 110 | 122 | 69 | 67 | 58 |
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