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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 59 | 98 | 79 | 37 | 32 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 110 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.75m | 8:19AM1.10m | 8:40PM1.78m | 8:53AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.19m | 2:02PM0.12m | 3:17AM0.16m | 2:37PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 7 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | S 14 | ESE 13 | S 14 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | — | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 98 | 79 | 37 | 32 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 110 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 90 | 90 | 58 | 105 | 120 | 136 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 110 | 69 | 63 |
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