
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 10AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 325 | 330 | 635 | 909 | 828 | 714 | 684 | 525 | 336 | 340 | 306 | 279 | 243 | 237 | 220 | 183 | 170 | 150 | 134 | 113 | 104 | 90 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.32m | 7:22PM1.81m | 7:45AM1.42m | 8:00PM1.75m | 8:24AM1.49m | 8:35PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.05m | 12:58PM0.04m | 1:50AM0.01m | 1:42PM0.04m | 2:22AM0.00m | 2:24PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 6 |
57 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | S 24 | S 23 | E 23 | S 23 | — | E 13 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 20 | E 13 |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 12 | — | E 14 | SE 20 |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
— | 325 | 330 | 635 | 909 | 828 | 714 | 684 | 525 | 336 | 340 | 306 | 279 | 243 | 237 | 220 | 183 | 170 | 150 | 134 | 113 | 104 | 90 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 65 | 136 | 628 | 663 | 628 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 |
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