
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 130 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.86m | 6:38AM1.05m | 7:17PM1.97m | 7:33AM1.09m | 8:07PM2.03m | 8:24AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.18m | 12:25PM0.02m | 2:06AM0.10m | 1:18PM-0.03m | 2:53AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
141 | 130 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | N 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
42 | 40 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | NNW 4 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | S 8 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | E 10 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | S 2 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 135 | 283 | 459 | 1010 | 257 | 288 | 346 | 346 |
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