
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.45m | 1:37AM0.91m | 2:47PM1.49m | 3:15AM0.89m | 4:04PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.30m | 8:21PM0.49m | 7:30AM0.35m | 9:59PM0.43m | 8:58AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
42 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 72 | 18 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 2 |
— | — | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 58 | 83 | 134 | 54 | 108 | 69 | 103 | 49 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 16 | 44 | 123 | 592 | 85 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 109 | 109 | 85 | 43 | 89 | 91 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)











