
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | 258 | 251 | 217 | 223 | 172 | 165 | 165 | 139 | 119 | 139 | 150 | 198 | 176 | 160 | 155 | 173 | 196 | 232 | 271 | 245 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.50m | 10:36PM0.95m | 11:12AM1.42m | 11:31PM0.86m | 12:09PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.40m | 4:15AM0.37m | 6:06PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 15 | S 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 |
5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 83 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 209 | 19 | 19 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 16 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 11 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | E 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 |
5 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 10 | 50 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 17 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 10 | S 11 | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 19 | — | 36 | 58 | — | — | 50 | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
319 | 258 | 251 | 217 | 223 | 172 | 165 | 165 | 139 | 119 | 139 | 150 | 198 | 176 | 160 | 155 | 173 | 196 | 232 | 271 | 245 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 122 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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