Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | 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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 82 | 84 | 97 | 96 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 133 | 133 | 107 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM0.93m | 5:52PM1.52m | 6:08AM1.00m | 6:30PM1.62m | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.42m | 11:02AM0.36m | 00:38AM0.33m | 11:47AM0.27m | 1:09AM0.25m | 12:26PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | 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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 84 | 97 | 96 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 133 | 133 | 107 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 4 | S 9 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 17 | SE 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 10 | SE 5 | E 16 | — | S 9 | E 15 | S 9 | E 14 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 599 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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