Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 169 | 165 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 100 | 78 | 78 | 159 | 182 | 183 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 74 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.29m | 3:27AM0.92m | 4:44PM1.36m | 4:42AM0.90m | 5:35PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.36m | 10:25PM0.62m | 9:32AM0.38m | 11:36PM0.54m | 10:31AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 210 | 169 | 165 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 100 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 86 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 74 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 12 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 3 | 5 | 78 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 55 | 159 | 182 | 183 | 107 | 70 | 42 | 37 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 58 | 69 | 135 | 110 | 69 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 43 |
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