Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.67° N 81.43° W

Main Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.8° 

Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Main Beach surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with 150 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Main Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Main Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Main Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 5th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 5th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep)2.5ft (0.8m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach over the next 16 days.


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