
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 119 | 133 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 380 | 95 | 74 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 272 | 153 | 612 | 853 | 895 | 681 | 581 | |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.78m | 6:21AM1.20m | 6:42PM1.83m | 7:05AM1.32m | 7:22PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.12m | 12:10PM0.08m | 1:17AM0.05m | 12:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 |
14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 95 | 74 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 15 | S 24 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
74 | 119 | 133 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 272 | 153 | 612 | 853 | 895 | 681 | 581 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 136 | 109 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 136 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 210 | 69 |
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