Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | 81 | 99 | 125 | 298 | 57 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.75m | 7:50AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.32m | 8:39PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
83 | 81 | 62 | 77 | 75 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | NE 12 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | — |
3 | 6 | — | 21 | 58 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | SE 16 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 6 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
74 | 65 | 99 | 125 | 298 | — | 45 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 45 | 51 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 52 |
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