Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.55° S 153.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is

21.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island 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 Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (04 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun night).
	Fri 3		Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Monday 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	SE 6	SE 6	E 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	99	78	55	125	130	97	99	103	285	361	390	244	189	229	223	166	331	436	641	681	535	492	400	475
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:15PM1.70m				10:38AM1.04m				10:51PM1.65m				11:22AM1.06m				11:28PM1.58m				12:13PM1.10m
Low Tide					5:02AM0.22m				4:11PM0.27m				5:38AM0.22m				4:55PM0.33m				6:15AM0.22m


	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	23	20	19	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	20	15	13	14	12	12	11	13	13	14	13	11	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 8	E 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 7	E 11	NNE 7	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 14	ESE 13
kJ	99	78	55	125	130	97	94	64	285	361	390	244	189	229	223	39	57	5	99	105	63	64	97	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 7	NE 7	S 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	E 11	E 15	—	—	—	SSE 15	ESE 14	ESE 10	—
kJ	27	19	35	17	16	32	57	54	7	7	34	4	4	3	3	82	17	—	—	—	121	189	10	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	NE 6	NE 9	NNE 6	NE 7	S 8	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	SE 13	—	—
kJ	46	27	12	10	3	3	14	13	—	—	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	27	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 4	—	ESE 12	SSE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	2	1	17	57	99	103	13	—	368	9	31	61	71	166	331	436	641	681	535	492	400	475
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	43	43	14	43	69	69	69	61	58	48	63	65	65	69	65	65	975	210	210	69	839	839	839
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