Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
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 afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
123 | 107 | 75 | 60 | 288 | 38 | 50 | 96 | 86 | 59 | 42 | 55 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.63m | 9:38AM1.44m | 9:48PM1.51m | 10:20AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.08m | 3:41PM0.18m | 4:05AM0.11m | 4:29PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 80 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 |
4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 14 | E 12 | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 10 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SSE 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 |
123 | 107 | 75 | 60 | 288 | 38 | 50 | 96 | 86 | 59 | 42 | — | 21 | 23 | — | — | 11 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 43 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 109 |
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