
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 269 | 360 | 373 | 372 | 343 | 325 | 271 | 229 | 192 | 186 | 169 | 167 | 156 | 133 | 108 | 104 | 134 | 117 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:53PM1.05m | 10:25AM1.50m | 10:36PM0.95m | 11:12AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.28m | 5:06PM0.40m | 4:15AM0.37m | 6:06PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 |
58 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | — | 31 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 106 | 37 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 5 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 45 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 7 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
148 | 269 | 360 | 373 | 372 | 343 | 325 | 271 | 229 | 192 | 186 | 169 | 167 | 156 | 133 | 108 | 104 | 134 | 117 | 140 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 210 | 210 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 |
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