Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 113 | 104 | 107 | 113 | 99 | 110 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 247 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.00m | 6:30PM1.62m | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:17AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.33m | 11:47AM0.27m | 1:09AM0.25m | 12:26PM0.19m | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 |
87 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 113 | 104 | 107 | 113 | 99 | 110 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 3 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 49 | 79 | 247 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 90 | 560 | 85 | 61 | 99 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 110 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 58 |
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