Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 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 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.62m | 6:45AM1.46m | 6:52PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.04m | 12:46PM0.16m | 1:09AM0.03m | 1:29PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 45 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | E 19 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 11 | NE 16 | SSE 10 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 45 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 124 | 139 | 104 | 101 | 72 | 57 | 60 | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 109 | 109 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1425 | 698 | 109 | 109 | 90 | 111 | 116 | 106 | 144 | 116 |
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