Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, ESE swell with 400 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE 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 Tuesday (Oct 13) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 232 | 322 | 325 | 281 | 247 | 104 | 128 | 160 | 188 | 302 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.39m | 8:33AM1.64m | 8:39PM1.27m | 9:08AM1.63m | 9:15PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.57m | 9:53PM1.05m | 10:25AM1.50m | 10:36PM0.95m | 11:12AM1.42m | 11:31PM0.86m | 12:09PM1.35m | 00:48AM0.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.16m | 2:07AM0.07m | 2:52PM0.20m | 2:36AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.26m | 3:06AM0.20m | 4:17PM0.33m | 3:38AM0.28m | 5:06PM0.40m | 4:15AM0.37m | 6:06PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 160 | 24 | 19 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 13 | E 9 | SSE 10 | — | E 8 | SSE 12 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 34 | — | — | 14 | 38 | 10 | — | 51 | 131 | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 13 | — | SSE 14 | — | — | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | 73 | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 24 | 70 | 50 | — | — | 5 | 232 | 322 | 325 | 281 | 247 | 104 | 128 | 156 | 188 | 302 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 843 | 51 | 99 | 651 | 106 | 47 | 85 | 43 | 135 | 392 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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