Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 115 | 99 | 74 | 73 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 101 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 54 | 91 | 52 | 73 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:17AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.75m | 7:50AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.12m | 2:07AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 115 | 99 | 74 | 73 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 7 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 21 | 56 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | S 10 | N 6 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | SE 15 | NE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 16 | 33 | 55 | 71 | 45 | 58 | 91 | 91 | 84 | — | — | 91 | 24 | 73 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 61 |
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