
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 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 22°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 103 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.83m | 10:07PM1.04m | 10:44AM1.77m | 11:09PM0.96m | 11:47AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.07m | 4:36PM0.19m | 3:49AM0.15m | 5:41PM0.25m | 4:44AM0.24m | 6:53PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
55 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | SSE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
— | — | 10 | 15 | 103 | 14 | 63 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 122 | 122 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 287 | 123 | 73 | 73 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 85 | 332 | 61 |
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