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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 4AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
816
878
802
790
901
1187
1768
2110
2487
2523
2598
2616
2591
2460
2585
2292
2292
Wind (km/h)
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
60
S
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:20PM1.83m
10:51AM1.22m
11:01PM1.67m
11:42AM1.23m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.07m
4:32PM0.21m
5:38AM0.12m
5:22PM0.35m
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6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
11
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