Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 161 | 397 | 246 | 365 | 217 | 217 | 187 | 159 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 112 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.01m | 1:46PM1.25m | 1:32AM0.89m | 3:02PM1.26m | 3:09AM0.84m | 4:13PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.64m | 7:35AM0.45m | 10:08PM0.60m | 8:53AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 168 | 161 | 206 | 8 | 365 | 217 | 217 | 187 | 159 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 112 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 77 | 22 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 43 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 397 | 246 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 135 | 89 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 47 | 0 |
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