Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 107 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 86 | 142 | 131 | 64 | 45 | 91 | 106 | 127 | 107 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.32m | 4:32AM0.86m | 5:08PM1.41m | 5:27AM0.93m | 5:52PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.52m | 10:06AM0.43m | 00:02AM0.42m | 11:02AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 107 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 16 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 16 | S 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 142 | 131 | 64 | 42 | 91 | 106 | 127 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 14 |
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