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: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
2.2
SSE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
344
812
249
226
207
211
165
165
138
138
124
101
101
99
77
65
47
46
33
33
26
17
16
Wind (km/h)
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM0.91m
12:53PM1.28m
1:09AM0.82m
2:12PM1.26m
2:54AM0.81m
3:28PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.44m
7:55PM0.58m
6:43AM0.51m
9:33PM0.55m
8:12AM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
17
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
10
12
13
14
14
16
15
17
15
13
12
14
17
18
19
21
22
20
19
20
19
19
18
18
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