
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | 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 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
929 | 963 | 1356 | 1356 | 1269 | 1127 | 1087 | 1068 | 981 | 1130 | 1040 | 1084 | 729 | 716 | 595 | 745 | 576 | 653 | 557 | 459 | 798 | 763 | 725 | 284 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.34m | 2:13PM1.27m | 2:03AM1.21m | 3:20PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.48m | 7:41AM0.23m | 8:14PM0.51m | 8:32AM0.22m | 9:45PM0.49m | 9:30AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
163 | 229 | — | — | 1269 | — | — | — | 104 | — | 1040 | 794 | 729 | 268 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 341 | 309 | 279 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 48 | 49 | 48 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SSE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
929 | 963 | 1356 | 1356 | — | 1127 | 1087 | 1068 | 981 | 1130 | — | 1084 | — | 716 | 595 | 745 | 576 | 653 | 557 | 459 | 798 | 763 | 725 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 43 | 58 | 16 | 69 |
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