
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 82 | 77 | 113 | 188 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 119 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.57m | 4:28AM0.95m | 5:19PM1.72m | 5:37AM1.00m | 6:15PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.27m | 11:14PM0.38m | 10:18AM0.21m | 00:15AM0.26m | 11:23AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
81 | 82 | 77 | 113 | 188 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 119 | 92 | 113 | 76 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
10 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 10 | E 16 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | NNE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | — |
5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 58 | 36 | 56 | 70 | 102 | 136 | 145 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 85 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 90 | 109 | 90 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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