Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 698 | 816 | 878 | 802 | 790 | 901 | 1187 | 1768 | 2110 | 2487 | 2523 | 2598 | 2616 | 2591 | 2460 | 2585 | 2292 | 2292 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.83m | 10:51AM1.22m | 11:01PM1.67m | 11:42AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.07m | 4:32PM0.21m | 5:38AM0.12m | 5:22PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 20 | — | E 18 | — | S 22 | SE 24 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | — | 9 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 698 | 816 | 878 | 802 | 790 | 901 | 1187 | 1768 | 2110 | 2487 | 2523 | 2598 | 2616 | 2591 | 2460 | 2585 | 2292 | 2292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 459 | 210 | 332 | 332 | 346 | 785 | 797 | 400 | 785 | 785 | 400 | 400 | 731 | 715 | 715 | 504 | 459 |
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