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 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1700
1594
1406
1250
1086
896
770
673
580
492
481
492
425
365
365
318
311
313
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.30m
1:36PM1.23m
1:10AM1.14m
2:40PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.49m
6:57AM0.24m
7:27PM0.60m
7:41AM0.31m
8:54PM0.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
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