
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 176 | 147 | 147 | 122 | 119 | 286 | 339 | 334 | 358 | 301 | 265 | 247 | 203 | 171 | 166 | 142 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.62m | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:14AM1.67m | 9:26PM1.32m | 10:00AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.03m | 2:48PM0.10m | 2:53AM0.05m | 3:36PM0.15m | 3:27AM0.09m | 4:30PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
180 | 176 | 147 | 147 | 122 | 119 | 7 | 89 | 127 | 4 | 102 | 102 | 142 | — | 142 | 5 | 142 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 15 | SE 21 | SE 10 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 66 | 81 | 84 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | S 17 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 17 | E 15 | SE 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 |
2 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 286 | 339 | 334 | 358 | 301 | 265 | 247 | 203 | 171 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 56 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 14 | 69 | 135 | 85 |
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