
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
217 | 217 | 227 | 266 | 324 | 349 | 324 | 324 | 284 | 277 | 235 | 240 | 240 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 217 | 184 | |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.66m | 7:21AM1.43m | 7:32PM1.64m | 7:56AM1.54m | 8:08PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.10m | 1:51AM0.03m | 2:04PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 349 | 324 | 324 | 284 | 277 | 235 | 240 | 240 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 217 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
217 | 217 | 227 | 266 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 212 | 103 | 136 | 85 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 14 | 65 |
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