Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 346 | 292 | 285 | 277 | 688 | 162 | 334 | 270 | 229 | 369 | 192 | 123 | 215 | 259 | 365 | 223 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.17m | 12:40PM1.28m | 00:22AM1.01m | 1:46PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.49m | 5:52AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.59m | 6:35AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | 60 | 83 | 75 | 239 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 62 | 188 | 60 | 123 | 215 | 259 | 365 | 223 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | E 12 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 120 | 71 | 105 | — | — | 17 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 5 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 383 | 346 | 292 | 285 | 277 | 688 | 162 | 334 | 270 | 229 | 369 | 192 | 73 | 75 | — | 259 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 63 | 56 |
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