Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.55° S 153.49° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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.


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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 2PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
1.1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
E
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
E
10
1.8
SE
6
2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
104
86
137
181
444
368
353
233
188
220
136
231
337
520
621
531
421
457
503
567
559
515
458
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
10:38AM1.04m
10:51PM1.65m
11:22AM1.06m
11:28PM1.58m
12:13PM1.10m
00:11AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.22m
4:11PM0.27m
5:38AM0.22m
4:55PM0.33m
6:15AM0.22m
5:47PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.4
ESE
13
0.8
E
12
0.3
NE
7
0.5
S
8
0.1
NE
10
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.2
E
15
0.5
E
11
0.3
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
130
104
68
54
181
7
35
4
233
188
220
136
17
61
40
102
63
66
100
92
57
57
56
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.2
E
15
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
16
32
57
35
7
4
4
4
12
11
3
85
18
3
76
104
46
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
14
12
4
13
36
3
7
2
63
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.7
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.8
SE
6
2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
27
86
137
94
444
368
353
26
48
61
94
231
337
520
621
531
421
457
503
567
559
515
458
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
14
69
69
69
65
58
58
61
65
69
69
69
69
69
135
69
69
69
878
839
69
69
65
65
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
7
9
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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