Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1328 | 1204 | 1087 | 1121 | 1053 | 1052 | 1040 | 1084 | 688 | 716 | 595 | 584 | 541 | 614 | 509 | 425 | 815 | 778 | 255 | 328 | 988 | 326 | 287 | 249 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.27m | 2:03AM1.21m | 3:20PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.10m | 4:26PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.23m | 8:14PM0.51m | 8:32AM0.22m | 9:45PM0.49m | 9:30AM0.20m | 11:09PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | 1040 | 794 | 350 | 304 | 147 | 156 | — | — | 509 | 49 | 348 | 315 | 255 | 109 | 308 | 326 | 287 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 97 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1328 | 1204 | 1087 | 1121 | 1053 | 1052 | — | 1084 | 688 | 716 | 595 | 584 | 541 | 614 | — | 425 | 815 | 778 | 3 | 328 | 988 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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