Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 51 | 58 | 47 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.51m | 10:20AM1.47m | 10:27PM1.35m | 11:09AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.11m | 4:29PM0.26m | 4:40AM0.16m | 5:27PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 |
7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 9 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 |
3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 |
48 | 51 | 58 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 73 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 116 | 310 | 109 | 106 |
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