
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 69 | 330 | 526 | 436 | 323 | 221 | 221 | 213 | 166 | 132 | 75 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 60 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.19m | 5:30PM1.64m | 6:05AM1.34m | 6:13PM1.62m | 6:45AM1.46m | 6:52PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.25m | 00:06AM0.09m | 12:00PM0.19m | 00:39AM0.04m | 12:46PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
71 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 60 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 39 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 12 | E 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | E 19 | E 19 |
3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | 23 | 330 | 526 | 436 | 323 | 221 | 221 | 213 | 166 | 132 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 136 | 281 | 523 | 392 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 103 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 116 | 1421 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
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