
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
182 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 138 | 124 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 65 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09AM0.82m | 2:12PM1.26m | 2:54AM0.81m | 3:28PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.58m | 6:43AM0.51m | 9:33PM0.55m | 8:12AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
182 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 138 | 124 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 65 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ESE 11 | NE 13 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 12 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SE 17 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 |
3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 109 | 123 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 136 | 698 | 278 | 61 |
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