
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 176 | 141 | 130 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.03m | 6:24PM1.86m | 6:38AM1.05m | 7:17PM1.97m | 7:33AM1.09m | 8:07PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.09m | 1:16AM0.18m | 12:25PM0.02m | 2:06AM0.10m | 1:18PM-0.03m | 2:53AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NNW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
183 | 176 | 141 | 130 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | S 9 | N 3 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 8 | NNW 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 3 | SE 7 |
64 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 39 | 1 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 19 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SSW 2 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 0 | 332 | 73 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 120 | 454 | 257 | 441 | 892 | 257 | 257 |
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