Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 99 | 74 | 71 | 89 | 105 | 87 | 83 | 210 | 111 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 71 | 51 | 55 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:17AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.75m | 7:50AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.19m | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.12m | 2:07AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 99 | 74 | 71 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 3 | 111 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 71 | 51 | 55 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | S 10 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | NNE 10 | NE 12 | — | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 10 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 56 | 84 | 105 | 87 | 77 | 210 | 37 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 61 | 103 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 14 |
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