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 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE 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 2PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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)4.5ft (1.4m)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. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
8
1.6
SSE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
5
1.7
SSE
5
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
64
74
138
133
110
76
143
380
112
73
69
69
57
57
54
153
547
897
901
910
790
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
30
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
30
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
11:18AM0.17m
00:40AM0.12m
12:10PM0.08m
1:17AM0.05m
12:58PM0.04m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
<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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
18
14
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
15
16
16
16
17
13
11
8
6
8
8
8
10
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