Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 121 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.47m | 10:27PM1.35m | 11:09AM1.47m | 11:13PM1.18m | 12:08PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.11m | 4:29PM0.26m | 4:40AM0.16m | 5:27PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.23m | 6:42PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
33 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 121 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 12 | SE 16 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
65 | 24 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 45 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 65 | 69 | 135 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 85 | 48 | 56 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 91 | 61 | 109 | 109 | 43 |
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