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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.3°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
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)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
5
1.2
SE
8
1.7
SSE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.3
SSE
5
2
SSE
6
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
32
29
64
80
154
159
114
91
173
427
112
76
71
57
57
58
74
239
677
984
993
834
822
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
35
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
5:33AM1.07m
5:58PM1.78m
6:21AM1.20m
6:42PM1.83m
7:05AM1.32m
7:22PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.21m
11:18AM0.17m
00:40AM0.12m
12:10PM0.08m
1:17AM0.05m
12:58PM0.04m
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clear
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clear
light rain
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light rain
cloud
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part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
18
19
19
20
18
17
18
17
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
20
17
17
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
15
16
15
17
18
12
10
8
6
8
8
9
10
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