Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 291 | 291 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 404 | 310 | 373 | 319 | 319 | 293 | 281 | 254 | 225 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.39m | 4:21AM1.00m | 4:15PM1.44m | 5:01AM1.14m | 4:58PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.33m | 9:47AM0.47m | 11:01PM0.25m | 10:42AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 284 | 291 | 291 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | — | 373 | 319 | 319 | 293 | 281 | 254 | 225 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 69 | 109 | 109 | 599 | 332 | 90 | 772 | 890 | 1437 | 136 |
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