
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
371 | 327 | 333 | 354 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 274 | 313 | 231 | 188 | 188 | 286 | 149 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.08m | 10:49PM1.87m | 11:21AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.74m | 12:21PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.10m | 5:39AM0.12m | 4:54PM0.21m | 6:28AM0.15m | 5:51PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 |
371 | 327 | 333 | 354 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 274 | 313 | 231 | 188 | 188 | 286 | 149 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 |
17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | E 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | S 12 | N 9 | S 7 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 15 |
9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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