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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat night, moderate winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2369
3030
3075
3234
3274
3301
2804
2804
3045
3194
3019
2702
2715
2585
2223
1893
1633
1593
Wind (km/h)
60
S
60
S
60
S
65
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State
cross
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
11:01PM1.67m
11:42AM1.23m
11:41PM1.49m
12:37PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.21m
5:38AM0.12m
5:22PM0.35m
6:17AM0.18m
6:19PM0.49m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
10
11
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