Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.55° S 153.49° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is

21.4°C

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Wed night).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 4	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	44	44	44	34	35	45	45	35	35	26	25	25	18	26	25	27	27	50	337	579	866	1152
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NW	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:40AM1.52m				9:44PM1.34m					10:18AM1.48m				10:19PM1.18m				11:00AM1.42m
Low Tide				3:48PM0.25m				3:50AM0.15m					4:32PM0.35m				4:21AM0.25m				5:22PM0.45m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	17	18	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	14	14	15	14	14	12	11	10	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13
kJ	44	44	44	34	35	45	45	35	35	26	25	25	18	26	25	27	27	27	4	4	4	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 12	E 12	NE 5	N 4	NNE 4	NE 11	E 11	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	3	6	9	4	5	3	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	SE 12	SE 10	E 10	E 10	NE 12	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	SE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 15	E 15	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 13	—	—	—
kJ	7	6	4	2	2	6	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 4	—	SSE 4	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	17	21	13	—	50	337	579	866	1152
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	61	16	69	103	135	73	61	61	58	51	109	1774	109	106	90	44	102	135	1421	1421	1108	911
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1	1							1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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