Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 695 | 588 | 552 | 445 | 371 | 337 | 347 | 408 | 543 | 681 | 609 | 547 | 547 | 569 | 703 | 1404 | 2655 | 4392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.95m | 10:01AM1.21m | 10:20PM1.83m | 10:51AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.04m | 3:44PM0.08m | 4:59AM0.07m | 4:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 20 | E 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 695 | 588 | 552 | 445 | 371 | 337 | 347 | 408 | 543 | 681 | 609 | 547 | 547 | 569 | 703 | 1404 | 2655 | 4392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 504 | 504 | 136 | 69 | 619 | 663 | 663 | 459 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 708 | 708 | 797 | 504 |
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