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 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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 Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
34
26
26
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
2
2
7
26
102
138
114
77
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:28PM1.31m
4:11AM0.87m
4:26PM1.40m
5:00AM0.96m
5:11PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.54m
10:38PM0.47m
9:32AM0.49m
11:21PM0.38m
10:31AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
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