
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
123 | 147 | 135 | 126 | 380 | 112 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 236 | 98 | 453 | 743 | 833 | 711 | 568 | |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.78m | 6:21AM1.20m | 6:42PM1.83m | 7:05AM1.32m | 7:22PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.12m | 12:10PM0.08m | 1:17AM0.05m | 12:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 |
11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 112 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | S 24 |
15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 |
1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
123 | 147 | 135 | 126 | 380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 98 | 453 | 743 | 833 | 711 | 568 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 136 | 109 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 136 | 628 | 663 | 392 | 69 | 69 |
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