Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 240 | 220 | 266 | 239 | 282 | 274 | 210 | 254 | 183 | 183 | 184 | 189 | 290 | 332 | 326 | 382 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:48AM0.81m | 1:18PM1.32m | 2:18AM0.82m | 2:27PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.49m | 6:00AM0.52m | 8:39PM0.47m | 7:20AM0.56m | 9:40PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 47 | 45 | — | 43 | 248 | 212 | 44 | 161 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 332 | 326 | 382 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 13 | SE 12 | N 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 44 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 26 | 34 | 17 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 267 | 240 | 220 | 266 | 239 | 282 | 274 | 210 | 254 | 183 | 183 | 184 | 189 | 290 | — | — | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 122 | 332 | 210 | 136 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 58 |
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