Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 231 | 183 | 334 | 397 | 418 | 314 | 261 | 272 | 272 | 159 | 163 | 146 | 165 | 136 | 136 | 169 | 165 | 169 | 195 | 190 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.29m | 5:39PM1.50m | 6:15AM1.45m | 6:20PM1.49m | 6:52AM1.61m | 7:01PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.29m | 00:04AM0.10m | 12:20PM0.20m | 00:36AM0.04m | 1:07PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 183 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 314 | 261 | 220 | — | 159 | 163 | 146 | 165 | 136 | 136 | 169 | 165 | 169 | 195 | 190 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 210 | 231 | 49 | 334 | 397 | 418 | 30 | 30 | 272 | 272 | 65 | 55 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 69 | 83 | 156 | 205 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 47 | 109 | 109 | 116 | 109 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 99 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 90 | 109 | 47 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 332 |
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