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 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
33
25
25
40
39
28
17
10
12
16
16
17
17
17
20
22
22
25
39
92
128
62
109
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:08AM1.01m
7:34PM1.70m
7:44AM1.06m
8:08PM1.75m
8:19AM1.10m
8:40PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.29m
12:48PM0.20m
2:14AM0.23m
1:26PM0.15m
2:46AM0.19m
2:02PM0.12m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
17
21
21
21
19
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
15
18
18
18
14
10
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
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