Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke-Cylinders surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, E swell with 357 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Stradbroke-Cylinders this week:
The surf forecast for North Stradbroke-Cylinders over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke-Cylinders in the next 16 days are 1.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke-Cylinders over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 365 | 185 | 205 | 165 | 130 | 104 | 35 | 120 | 155 | 117 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.26m | 2:11AM1.01m | 3:45PM1.31m | 3:27AM0.92m | 4:44PM1.38m | 4:41AM0.90m | 5:35PM1.46m | 5:41AM0.92m | 6:19PM1.55m | 6:28AM0.96m | 6:59PM1.64m | 7:07AM1.01m | 7:35PM1.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.65m | 8:33AM0.37m | 10:27PM0.62m | 9:31AM0.39m | 11:37PM0.55m | 10:29AM0.37m | 00:27AM0.46m | 11:22AM0.33m | 1:07AM0.38m | 12:07PM0.26m | 1:42AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.20m | 2:15AM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 425 | 365 | 185 | 205 | 165 | 130 | 104 | 33 | 120 | 155 | 117 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 42 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 178 | 157 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 84 | 0 | 90 | 84 | 66 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 84 | 59 | 43 | 84 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 76 |
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