Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 173 | 178 | 206 | 200 | 301 | 295 | 250 | 258 | 239 | 246 | 287 | 306 | 290 | 264 | 188 | 206 | 227 | 248 | 276 | 381 | 346 | 351 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31PM0.86m | 12:09PM1.35m | 00:48AM0.81m | 1:18PM1.32m | 2:18AM0.82m | 2:27PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.49m | 6:00AM0.52m | 8:39PM0.47m | 7:20AM0.56m | 9:40PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 301 | 295 | 33 | — | 43 | 43 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 207 | 41 | 39 | 227 | 248 | 20 | 20 | 346 | 351 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | N 12 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 29 | 3 | 49 | 7 | — | 17 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 176 | 173 | 178 | 206 | 200 | 235 | 267 | 250 | 258 | 239 | 246 | 287 | 306 | 290 | 264 | 188 | 206 | — | 20 | 276 | 381 | — | 30 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 65 | 69 | 890 | 122 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 346 | 136 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 61 |
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