
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 49 | 64 | 74 | 35 | 32 | 69 | 58 | 61 | 55 | 94 | 114 | 123 | 90 | 88 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 87 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.10m | 8:40PM1.78m | 8:53AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.77m | 9:29AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.19m | 2:02PM0.12m | 3:17AM0.16m | 2:37PM0.12m | 3:48AM0.14m | 3:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | E 8 |
20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 18 |
2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 13 | — | S 14 | E 13 | — | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | E 9 | E 18 | E 8 |
13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | — | 4 | 14 | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 16 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 |
— | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 64 | 74 | 35 | 32 | 69 | 58 | 61 | 55 | 94 | 114 | 123 | 90 | 88 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 87 | 148 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 61 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 110 | 110 | 63 | 51 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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