Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 97 | 78 | 178 | 164 | 178 | 113 | 93 | 89 | 371 | 308 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.36m | 4:42AM0.90m | 5:35PM1.44m | 5:42AM0.92m | 6:19PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.38m | 11:36PM0.54m | 10:31AM0.37m | 00:26AM0.45m | 11:23AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 97 | 78 | 21 | 74 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 103 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 18 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 178 | 164 | 178 | 113 | 71 | 62 | 371 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 58 | 136 | 122 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 56 |
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