
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 331 | 291 | 284 | 284 | 291 | 291 | 295 | 326 | 318 | 287 | 287 | 295 | 295 | 449 | 373 | 417 | 417 | 400 | 378 | 339 | 239 | 254 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.89m | 3:26PM1.39m | 4:21AM1.00m | 4:15PM1.44m | 5:01AM1.14m | 4:58PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.54m | 10:25PM0.33m | 9:47AM0.47m | 11:01PM0.25m | 10:42AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 |
20 | 331 | 291 | 284 | 284 | 291 | 291 | 295 | 326 | 318 | 287 | 287 | 295 | 295 | 301 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — |
41 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — |
— | 28 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | — | 417 | 417 | 400 | 378 | 339 | — | 254 | 254 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 109 | 90 | 51 | 47 | 90 | 90 | 890 | 1377 | 780 | 287 |
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