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 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
20
23
26
26
27
59
98
79
37
32
49
55
61
69
110
119
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
8:08PM1.75m
8:19AM1.10m
8:40PM1.78m
8:53AM1.14m
9:12PM1.77m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.19m
2:02PM0.12m
3:17AM0.16m
2:37PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
17
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
13
11
9
8
10
10
9
9
10
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