
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
382 | 365 | 318 | 311 | 268 | 262 | 258 | 220 | 210 | 169 | 165 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 99 | 80 | 78 | 154 | 280 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.25m | 2:11AM1.00m | 3:45PM1.29m | 3:27AM0.92m | 4:44PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.31m | 8:54PM0.65m | 8:33AM0.36m | 10:25PM0.62m | 9:32AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 |
382 | 365 | 318 | 311 | 268 | 262 | 258 | 220 | 210 | 169 | 165 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 99 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 18 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 166 | 116 | 121 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | S 10 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 20 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 37 | 154 | 280 | 189 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 103 | 136 | 69 | 69 | 63 |
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