
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:42AM0.92m | 6:19PM1.53m | 6:29AM0.96m | 6:58PM1.62m | 7:08AM1.01m | 7:34PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.45m | 11:23AM0.32m | 1:06AM0.36m | 12:08PM0.26m | 1:41AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 |
42 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 69 | 14 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 58 | 122 | 73 | 61 |
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