Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 183 | 104 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 57 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.34m | 6:13PM1.62m | 6:45AM1.46m | 6:52PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.19m | 00:39AM0.04m | 12:46PM0.16m | 1:09AM0.03m | 1:29PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 22 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 57 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 48 | 42 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 183 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 41 | 88 | 113 | 86 | 83 | 59 | 57 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 109 | 109 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1425 | 698 | 109 | 109 | 90 | 111 | 116 | 106 | 144 | 116 | 73 | 43 |
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