
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.04m | 10:44AM1.77m | 11:09PM0.96m | 11:47AM1.69m | 00:24AM0.91m | 12:55PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.15m | 5:41PM0.25m | 4:44AM0.24m | 6:53PM0.29m | 5:51AM0.34m | 8:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 10 |
18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 |
6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 17 | E 9 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 70 | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 16 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 575 | 905 | 892 | 332 | 61 | 278 | 61 | 208 | 208 | 257 | 435 | 51 | 106 |
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