
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
333 | 354 | 326 | 326 | 332 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 231 | 313 | 265 | 188 | 188 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 102 | 139 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.08m | 10:49PM1.87m | 11:21AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.74m | 12:21PM1.10m | 00:25AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.10m | 5:39AM0.12m | 4:54PM0.21m | 6:28AM0.15m | 5:51PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
333 | 354 | 326 | 326 | 332 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 231 | 313 | 265 | 188 | 188 | 146 | 34 | 33 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 102 | 139 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 9 |
16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 144 | 146 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | E 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 14 |
19 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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