
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 353 | 327 | 265 | 258 | 244 | 223 | 188 | 160 | 144 | 123 | 82 | 116 | 115 | 164 | 160 | 144 | 160 | 245 | 237 | 220 | 255 | 253 | 233 | |
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 | on | on |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.50m | 10:36PM0.95m | 11:12AM1.42m | 11:31PM0.86m | 12:09PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.28m | 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 |
17 | 50 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 36 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 36 | 36 | 64 | 245 | 54 | 67 | 19 | 19 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | S 16 | SE 16 | — | SSE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
17 | — | 5 | 10 | — | 19 | 51 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 45 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
362 | 353 | 327 | 265 | 258 | 244 | 223 | 188 | 160 | 144 | 123 | 82 | 116 | 115 | 164 | 160 | 144 | 160 | 198 | 237 | 220 | 255 | 253 | 233 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 |
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