Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 125 | 298 | 54 | 45 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 136 | 276 | 229 | 181 | 190 | 154 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.32m | 8:39PM1.72m | 9:00AM1.39m | 9:12PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.09m | 3:04AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
79 | 60 | 75 | 54 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | NE 12 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | NE 12 | — | NE 13 |
— | 21 | 58 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 17 | — | 6 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | SE 16 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | NE 13 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
88 | 125 | 298 | — | 45 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 136 | 276 | 229 | 181 | 190 | 154 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 58 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 51 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 52 |
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