Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 363 | 368 | 356 | 292 | 285 | 277 | 239 | 183 | 305 | 243 | 229 | 171 | 262 | 166 | 145 | 227 | 259 | 217 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.17m | 12:40PM1.28m | 00:22AM1.01m | 1:46PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.49m | 5:52AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.59m | 6:35AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 18 | 46 | 60 | 83 | 75 | 71 | 54 | 79 | 243 | 82 | 171 | 161 | 66 | 47 | 227 | 259 | 217 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 105 | 85 | 82 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 322 | 363 | 368 | 356 | 292 | 285 | 277 | 239 | 183 | 305 | — | 229 | — | 262 | 166 | 145 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 61 | 51 |
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