
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 65 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.26m | 2:54AM0.81m | 3:28PM1.31m | 4:11AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.55m | 8:12AM0.54m | 10:38PM0.47m | 9:32AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 65 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SE 17 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 19 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 90 | 109 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 51 | 58 | 257 | 697 | 278 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 88 | 257 | 123 |
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