
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
176 | 125 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 290 | 469 | 464 | 357 | 306 | 255 | 184 | 141 | 147 | 78 | 50 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.62m | 5:21AM1.19m | 5:30PM1.64m | 6:05AM1.34m | 6:13PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.16m | 11:09AM0.25m | 00:06AM0.09m | 12:00PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
176 | 125 | 99 | 99 | 42 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 50 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 |
5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 9 | NE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
16 | 14 | 30 | 65 | 81 | — | — | 16 | 290 | 469 | 464 | 357 | 306 | 255 | 184 | 141 | 147 | 78 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 109 | 90 | 52 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 136 | 288 | 1425 | 392 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 43 |
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