Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 488 | 458 | 562 | 732 | 1033 | 1145 | 964 | 710 | 531 | 410 | 317 | 321 | 337 | 381 | 452 | 530 | 527 | 595 | 1137 | 1898 | 1876 | 2210 | 2638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.18m | 9:38PM1.95m | 10:01AM1.21m | 10:20PM1.83m | 10:51AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.04m | 2:57PM-0.01m | 4:19AM0.04m | 3:44PM0.08m | 4:59AM0.07m | 4:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 9 | — | E 20 | E 10 | E 12 | E 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 394 | 617 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 372 | 488 | 458 | 562 | 732 | 1033 | 1145 | 964 | 710 | 531 | 410 | 317 | 321 | 337 | 381 | 452 | 530 | 527 | 595 | 1137 | 1898 | 1876 | 2210 | 2638 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 65 | 65 | 346 | 523 | 523 | 504 | 69 | 504 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 619 | 684 | 504 | 65 | 65 | 103 | 105 | 708 | 708 | 831 | 797 | 708 |
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