Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 74 | 73 | 89 | 87 | 105 | 83 | 115 | 105 | 129 | 75 | 54 | 94 | 55 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 47 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.75m | 7:50AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.32m | 8:39PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.12m | 2:07AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 74 | 73 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 77 | 70 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 27 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 21 | 75 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 12 | — | — | S 17 | NE 12 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | SE 14 | NE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 71 | 105 | 55 | 115 | 105 | 129 | — | — | 94 | 32 | 77 | — | — | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 56 |
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