Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 90 | 151 | 184 | 176 | 118 | 77 | 67 | 69 | 88 | 143 | 202 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.78m | 8:53AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.77m | 9:29AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.16m | 2:37PM0.12m | 3:48AM0.14m | 3:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | E 13 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 14 | — | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 90 | 151 | 184 | 176 | 118 | 77 | 67 | 69 | 88 | 143 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 63 | 69 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 136 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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