Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 329 | 159 | 163 | 149 | 165 | 140 | 140 | 165 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 207 | 218 | 195 | 153 | 155 | 127 | 96 | 79 | 57 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.45m | 6:20PM1.49m | 6:52AM1.61m | 7:01PM1.44m | 7:32AM1.73m | 7:43PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.20m | 00:36AM0.04m | 1:07PM0.13m | 1:09AM0.01m | 1:55PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 228 | 220 | 159 | 163 | 149 | 165 | 140 | 140 | 165 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 207 | 218 | 195 | 153 | 155 | 127 | 96 | 79 | 57 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 34 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 329 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 46 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 165 | 112 | 119 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 115 | 132 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 780 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 116 | 109 | 109 | 90 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 43 |
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