Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 98 | 145 | 130 | 134 | 151 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 176 | 295 | 255 | 239 | 246 | 286 | 287 | 295 | 311 | 267 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:31PM0.86m | 12:09PM1.35m | 00:48AM0.81m | 1:18PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.49m | 6:00AM0.52m | 8:39PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 50 | 106 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 295 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 242 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 12 | — | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 3 | — | 19 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | — | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | E 11 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 98 | 145 | 130 | 134 | 151 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 176 | 228 | 255 | 239 | 246 | 286 | 287 | 295 | 311 | 267 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 890 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 |
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