Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 198 | 210 | 222 | 273 | 327 | 379 | 397 | 259 | 222 | 272 | 208 | 159 | 163 | 149 | 165 | 169 | 140 | 165 | 169 | 190 | 200 | 190 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.29m | 5:39PM1.50m | 6:15AM1.45m | 6:20PM1.49m | 6:52AM1.61m | 7:01PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.17m | 11:32AM0.29m | 00:04AM0.10m | 12:20PM0.20m | 00:36AM0.04m | 1:07PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 259 | 222 | 272 | 208 | 159 | 163 | 149 | 165 | 169 | 140 | 165 | 169 | 190 | 200 | 190 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 212 | 198 | 210 | 222 | 273 | 327 | 379 | 397 | 49 | 37 | 31 | — | 51 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 39 | 75 | 81 | 109 | 89 | 140 | 272 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 90 | 85 | 73 | 332 | 332 | 109 | 109 | 85 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 332 | 109 | 90 | 90 | 47 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
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