Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.55° S 153.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is

21.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).
	Thu 2		Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sunday 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 10	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	SE 6	SE 6	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	88	118	78	84	159	110	99	136	94	73	55	125	130	106	89	128	181	425	368	244	235	227	218	171
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:41PM1.72m				9:57AM1.03m					10:15PM1.70m				10:38AM1.04m				10:51PM1.65m				11:22AM1.06m
Low Tide					4:26AM0.22m			3:32PM0.22m					5:02AM0.22m				4:11PM0.27m				5:38AM0.22m


	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	21	20	20	19	19	19	21	21	22	21	20	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	18	19	16	14	14	11	12	12	13	14	14	12	10	9	8	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 8	E 10	E 12	ESE 12	NE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	88	82	57	84	159	110	99	115	94	73	55	125	130	106	68	51	181	425	4	244	235	227	218	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ENE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 7	NE 6	NE 10	S 13	NE 10	NE 9	NE 8	NE 9
kJ	—	118	78	71	62	33	34	136	27	27	35	17	16	32	57	54	7	6	4	13	4	3	11	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	ESE 12	—	ENE 7	—	NE 9	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	S 14	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	—	—
kJ	—	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	46	—	18	—	3	3	11	6	—	—	4	4	3	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	WNW 3	—	WNW 2	WSW 3	SW 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	ESE 12	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 6
kJ	54	67	16	13	21	14	—	1	—	1	1	1	17	40	89	128	82	—	368	16	39	54	90	171
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	0	0	47	43	0	43	43	14	58	69	69	69	61	58	58	65	65	69	109	65
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	1	1	4	4	4	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	7	2
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