Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 105 | 81 | 73 | 55 | 124 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 99 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32AM0.86m | 5:08PM1.41m | 5:27AM0.93m | 5:52PM1.52m | 6:08AM1.00m | 6:30PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.43m | 00:02AM0.42m | 11:02AM0.36m | 00:38AM0.33m | 11:47AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 105 | 81 | 73 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 112 | 99 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 8 | E 17 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 14 | 31 | 124 | 100 | — | 100 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 73 | 90 |
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