Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 67 | 127 | 214 | 192 | 178 | 161 | 129 | 92 | 77 | 145 | 52 | 56 | 97 | 96 | 71 | 60 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.32m | 8:39PM1.72m | 9:00AM1.39m | 9:12PM1.63m | 9:38AM1.44m | 9:48PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.09m | 3:04AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.11m | 3:34AM0.08m | 3:41PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | N 6 | E 10 | — | NE 12 | — | NE 13 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 67 | 127 | 214 | 192 | 178 | 161 | 129 | 92 | 77 | 145 | — | 56 | 97 | 96 | 71 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 43 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 58 |
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