Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 74 | 79 | 62 | 229 | 46 | 35 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.94m | 8:50AM1.33m | 9:08PM1.84m | 9:33AM1.37m | 9:45PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.01m | 2:41PM0.01m | 3:38AM0.02m | 3:24PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 62 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | E 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 2 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 1 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 79 | 1 | 229 | 46 | 35 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 69 | 61 | 51 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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