Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 68 | 80 | 69 | 136 | 220 | 220 | 196 | 161 | 143 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.32m | 8:39PM1.72m | 9:00AM1.39m | 9:12PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.09m | 3:04AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | NE 12 | — | NE 13 |
17 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 17 | — | 6 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | NE 13 |
4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
27 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 44 | 53 | 68 | 80 | 69 | 136 | 220 | 220 | 196 | 161 | 143 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 58 |
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