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 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
26
10
6
11
10
17
17
18
17
20
21
25
26
26
67
84
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:34PM1.70m
7:44AM1.06m
8:08PM1.75m
8:19AM1.10m
8:40PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.23m
1:26PM0.15m
2:46AM0.19m
2:02PM0.12m
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>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
16
17
21
21
20
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
14
14
15
18
18
18
17
14
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
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