Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | 53 | 41 | 147 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 122 | 125 | 65 | 92 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.51m | 10:20AM1.47m | 10:27PM1.35m | 11:09AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.11m | 4:29PM0.26m | 4:40AM0.16m | 5:27PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
21 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 122 | 125 | 65 | 92 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
10 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 9 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 10 | NE 11 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
13 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
64 | 53 | 41 | 147 | 67 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 61 | 48 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 69 | 135 | 73 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 332 | 85 | 52 |
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