
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 |
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81 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.04m | 10:44AM1.77m | 11:09PM0.96m | 11:47AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.15m | 5:41PM0.25m | 4:44AM0.24m | 6:53PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
3 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
6 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 17 | E 9 | SE 17 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
81 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 599 | 905 | 785 | 332 | 61 |
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