North Stradbroke-Cylinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.41° S 153.53° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Stradbroke-Cylinders sea temperature is

21.5°C

North Stradbroke-Cylinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Stradbroke-Cylinders today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Stradbroke-Cylinders at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

Table - waves today at North Stradbroke-Cylinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 19	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	E 11	SE 18	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NNE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	117	14	115	110	87	31	15	13	60	60	60	25	25	44	46	45	45	48	47	36	35	35	26	26
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				9:02AM1.54m				9:09PM1.51m				9:39AM1.53m				9:43PM1.35m					10:18AM1.50m
Low Tide		2:52AM0.04m				3:05PM0.16m				3:21AM0.09m				3:48PM0.25m				3:50AM0.16m					4:32PM0.36m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	19	19	19
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	17	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 14	SE 7	E 11	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	8	8	7	7	7	31	9	2	60	60	60	25	25	44	46	45	45	48	47	36	35	35	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 20	SE 19	SE 19	SE 20	E 11	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	SE 9	SSE 8	NE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 12
kJ	15	14	14	16	2	7	7	7	7	7	8	24	24	2	2	2	2	6	3	7	6	7	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 11	SE 20	E 11	SE 20	SE 18	E 10	E 10	NE 13	E 10	E 10	NE 12	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 16	NE 12	NE 12	E 15	NE 12	NE 12	E 15
kJ	3	3	4	2	16	2	15	13	2	2	7	8	8	6	2	4	4	5	6	6	4	6	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	117	127	115	110	87	56	77	64	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	23
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	74	74	74	84	84	84	84	84	0	0	0	43	43	90	122	63	77	16	16	16	96	96	96	74
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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