
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
919 | 606 | 595 | 635 | 588 | 475 | 465 | 926 | 348 | 904 | 284 | 296 | 1006 | 338 | 297 | 254 | 212 | 167 | 139 | 373 | 336 | 265 | 247 | 247 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.10m | 4:26PM1.55m | 4:29AM1.04m | 5:27PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.22m | 9:45PM0.49m | 9:30AM0.20m | 11:09PM0.40m | 10:30AM0.16m | 00:18AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
688 | 268 | 205 | 159 | — | — | 465 | 388 | 97 | 311 | 284 | 88 | 375 | 338 | 297 | 254 | 212 | 167 | 139 | 336 | 336 | 265 | 247 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 95 | 95 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | 73 | 131 | 373 | 4 | 153 | 96 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
919 | 606 | 595 | 635 | 588 | 475 | — | 926 | 348 | 904 | — | 296 | 1006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
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