Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 28 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, SE swell with 493 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island this week:
The surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island in the next 16 days are 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 81 | 113 | 493 | 208 | 86 | 249 | 104 | 112 | 40 | 125 | 103 | 73 | 99 | 86 | 88 | 157 | 114 | 142 | 227 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.56m | 6:42AM0.98m | 7:16PM1.62m | 7:25AM0.99m | 7:54PM1.67m | 8:04AM1.00m | 8:30PM1.70m | 8:42AM1.01m | 9:06PM1.72m | 9:19AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.72m | 9:57AM1.03m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:38AM1.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.37m | 12:24PM0.25m | 2:00AM0.31m | 1:04PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.27m | 1:43PM0.19m | 3:14AM0.24m | 2:20PM0.18m | 3:50AM0.23m | 2:56PM0.19m | 4:26AM0.22m | 3:32PM0.22m | 5:02AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | 5:02 |
mm | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 5 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 81 | 54 | 133 | 27 | 86 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 40 | 125 | 103 | 73 | 99 | 32 | 88 | 157 | 114 | 142 | 227 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | — | ESE 12 | NE 8 | ESE 12 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 21 | 113 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 86 | 22 | — | 27 | 11 | 50 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | ESE 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 9 | S 18 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | — | ESE 12 | — | E 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 60 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 49 | — | 5 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 164 | 53 | 16 | 493 | 208 | 55 | 249 | 104 | 112 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 51 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 58 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 65 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 43 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 14 |
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