
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.62m | 7:08AM1.01m | 7:34PM1.70m | 7:44AM1.06m | 8:08PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.20m | 2:14AM0.23m | 1:26PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
4 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
12 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | E 11 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 7 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
45 | 9 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 58 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 136 | 109 | 90 | 0 |
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