Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 188 | 165 | 160 | 125 | 143 | 104 | 119 | 137 | 173 | 139 | 135 | 178 | 178 | 171 | 196 | 229 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:36PM0.95m | 11:12AM1.42m | 11:31PM0.86m | 12:09PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.40m | 4:15AM0.37m | 6:06PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 8 | — | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 11 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 45 | 36 | — | 10 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 65 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 204 | 188 | 165 | 160 | 125 | 143 | 104 | 119 | 137 | 173 | 139 | 135 | 178 | 178 | 171 | 196 | 229 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 122 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 |
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