Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 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 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | 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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 258 | 295 | 250 | 220 | 258 | 271 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 254 | 183 | 195 | 206 | 206 | 272 | 294 | 377 | 392 | 390 |
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 | on |
High Tide | 00:48AM0.81m | 1:18PM1.32m | 2:18AM0.82m | 2:27PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.49m | 6:00AM0.52m | 8:39PM0.47m | 7:20AM0.56m | 9:40PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 258 | 295 | 34 | 46 | — | 6 | 248 | 248 | 212 | 207 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 294 | 34 | 64 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 44 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | 20 | 25 | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 232 | 267 | 250 | 220 | 258 | 271 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 254 | 183 | 195 | 206 | 206 | 272 | — | 377 | 392 | 390 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1445 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 122 | 69 | 210 | 316 | 210 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 |
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