Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 284 | 61 | 264 | 36 | 65 | 59 | 66 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.27m | 8:30PM1.94m | 8:50AM1.33m | 9:08PM1.84m | 9:33AM1.37m | 9:45PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM-0.03m | 3:03AM0.01m | 2:41PM0.01m | 3:38AM0.02m | 3:24PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSW 2 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 284 | 1 | 264 | 36 | 65 | 59 | 66 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 43 | 58 | 69 | 61 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 56 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 110 | 109 |
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