
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 189 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.95m | 5:19PM1.72m | 5:37AM1.00m | 6:15PM1.85m | 6:32AM1.09m | 7:04PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.38m | 10:18AM0.21m | 00:15AM0.26m | 11:23AM0.12m | 1:04AM0.15m | 12:19PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
230 | 189 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 149 | 91 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
4 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | S 8 | NNE 10 | E 13 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 |
29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 71 | 38 | 59 | 74 | 112 | 169 | 171 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 56 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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