Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 165 | 196 | 201 | 214 | 192 | 177 | 146 | 156 | 170 | 231 | 373 | 389 | 369 | 373 | 363 | 390 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.70m | 10:16AM1.38m | 10:21PM1.53m | 11:00AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.06m | 4:08PM0.22m | 4:43AM0.12m | 4:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | S 19 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 19 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 165 | 196 | 201 | 214 | 192 | 177 | 146 | 156 | 170 | 231 | 373 | 389 | 369 | 373 | 363 | 390 | 390 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 136 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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