Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (24 Aug):
- 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 113 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 99 | 79 | 2 | 110 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 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 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
102 | 113 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 99 | 79 | 136 | 110 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 14 | E 14 | S 10 | E 13 |
10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 9 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 560 | 73 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 90 | 43 | 43 |
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