Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 229 | 322 | 161 | 200 | 276 | 249 | 217 | 217 | 186 | 159 | 155 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 79 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.01m | 1:46PM1.25m | 1:32AM0.89m | 3:02PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.59m | 6:35AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.64m | 7:35AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 4 | 161 | 22 | 276 | 249 | 217 | 217 | 186 | 159 | 155 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 4 | 60 | 3 | — | 13 | — | 5 | 67 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 62 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 34 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 34 | — | 23 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 243 | 229 | 322 | 92 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 103 | 135 | 85 | 47 |
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