
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
133 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 133 | 152 | 118 | 109 | 109 | 102 | 329 | 98 | 94 | 72 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27AM0.92m | 4:44PM1.36m | 4:42AM0.90m | 5:35PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.62m | 9:32AM0.38m | 11:36PM0.54m | 10:31AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
133 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 74 | 89 | 89 | 109 | 102 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 72 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 7 |
2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 9 | S 10 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 43 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 37 | 133 | 152 | 118 | 109 | 75 | 52 | 329 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 69 | 103 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 48 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 0 |
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