
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 102 | 138 | 114 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.31m | 4:11AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.40m | 5:00AM0.96m | 5:11PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.54m | 10:38PM0.47m | 9:32AM0.49m | 11:21PM0.38m | 10:31AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
46 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | SE 20 | SE 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 14 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 42 | — | 2 | 26 | 102 | 138 | 114 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 136 | 257 | 332 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 257 | 73 | 61 | 69 | 61 | 392 | 210 | 122 | 122 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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