Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 216 | 210 | 216 | 211 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 208 | 243 | 345 | 310 | 331 | 323 | 284 | 297 | 291 | 253 | 219 | 291 | 289 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.32m | 2:18AM0.82m | 2:27PM1.34m | 3:30AM0.89m | 3:26PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.52m | 8:39PM0.47m | 7:20AM0.56m | 9:40PM0.41m | 8:41AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 54 | 55 | 43 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 238 | 19 | 64 | 29 | 284 | 297 | 291 | 253 | 219 | 291 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | N 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 210 | 216 | 210 | 216 | 211 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 208 | 243 | 345 | 310 | 331 | 323 | — | — | 36 | 13 | 22 | — | 289 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 210 | 210 | 122 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 14 | 58 | 65 | 14 |
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