
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 55 | 160 | 271 | 440 | 447 | 408 | 402 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.97m | 7:33AM1.09m | 8:07PM2.03m | 8:24AM1.14m | 8:54PM2.02m | 9:13AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.10m | 1:18PM-0.03m | 2:53AM0.05m | 2:08PM-0.04m | 3:37AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 9 |
47 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 55 | 160 | 271 | 440 | 447 | 408 | 402 | 336 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 120 | 257 | 257 | 283 | 257 | 257 | 454 | 346 | 109 | 281 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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