
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 51 | 87 | 100 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 80 | 110 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.06m | 8:08PM1.75m | 8:19AM1.10m | 8:40PM1.78m | 8:53AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.23m | 1:26PM0.15m | 2:46AM0.19m | 2:02PM0.12m | 3:17AM0.16m | 2:37PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | — | — | S 14 | E 13 | S 11 | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | NE 8 |
9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 37 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 87 | 100 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 53 | 52 | 80 | 110 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 105 | 392 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 61 | 105 | 58 | 135 | 110 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 110 | 110 | 65 |
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