
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 55 | 50 | 90 | 134 | 148 | 165 | 118 | 87 | 92 | 74 | 107 | 143 | 196 | 176 | 115 | 94 | 85 | 123 | 104 | 107 | 102 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.77m | 9:29AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.72m | 10:07AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.12m | 3:48AM0.14m | 3:14PM0.15m | 4:19AM0.14m | 3:53PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
47 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 104 | 44 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 18 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 106 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 16 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
51 | 55 | 50 | 90 | 134 | 148 | 165 | 118 | 87 | 92 | 74 | 107 | 143 | 196 | 176 | 115 | 94 | 85 | 123 | 97 | 107 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 69 | 69 | 136 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 58 |
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