Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 188 | 337 | 449 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.64m | 8:39PM1.27m | 9:08AM1.63m | 9:15PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.57m | 9:53PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.07m | 2:52PM0.20m | 2:36AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.26m | 3:06AM0.20m | 4:17PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 78 | 59 | 23 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 15 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 32 | — | 4 | 25 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 28 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 188 | 337 | 449 | 416 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 90 | 44 | 116 | 715 | 697 | 257 | 127 | 106 | 93 | 61 | 108 | 109 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 110 | 288 | 346 | 332 | 210 |
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