Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.55° S 153.49° E

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
681
597
690
549
505
469
418
308
286
249
226
178
165
165
165
138
101
101
101
101
88
75
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
SSE
45
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49AM1.34m
11:49PM0.91m
12:53PM1.28m
1:09AM0.82m
2:12PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.34m
6:25PM0.54m
5:39AM0.44m
7:55PM0.58m
6:43AM0.51m
9:33PM0.55m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
14
17
18
18
20
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