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 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
3
1.5
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
2
10
11
123
216
171
128
90
74
79
84
90
101
111
115
93
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:26PM1.40m
5:00AM0.96m
5:11PM1.50m
5:39AM1.06m
5:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.38m
10:31AM0.40m
11:55PM0.28m
11:18AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
15
13
13
13
15
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
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