Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
107 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 81 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.52m | 6:08AM1.00m | 6:30PM1.62m | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.33m | 11:47AM0.27m | 1:09AM0.25m | 12:26PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
107 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 81 | 79 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 3 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | SSE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | E 14 | — | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 560 | 73 | 47 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
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