Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | E 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 110 | 179 | 145 | 123 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 118 | 127 | 124 | 117 | 99 | 96 | 72 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.62m | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:17AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.25m | 12:26PM0.19m | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 110 | 107 | 1 | 123 | 143 | 122 | 105 | 118 | 127 | 124 | 117 | 99 | 96 | 72 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | WNW 3 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | — | N 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 179 | 145 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 69 | 62 | 66 | 58 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 90 | 56 | 61 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 109 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 58 |
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