Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 336 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island in the next 16 days are 1.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 133 | 89 | 336 | 96 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 121 | 40 | 151 |
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-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.36m | 4:42AM0.90m | 5:35PM1.44m | 5:42AM0.92m | 6:19PM1.53m | 6:29AM0.96m | 6:58PM1.62m | 7:08AM1.01m | 7:34PM1.70m | 7:44AM1.06m | 8:08PM1.75m | 8:19AM1.10m | 8:40PM1.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.54m | 10:31AM0.37m | 00:26AM0.45m | 11:23AM0.32m | 1:06AM0.36m | 12:08PM0.26m | 1:41AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.20m | 2:14AM0.23m | 1:26PM0.15m | 2:46AM0.19m | 2:02PM0.12m | 3:17AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 58 | 89 | 82 | 96 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | — | SE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 12 | E 13 | S 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 33 | — | 42 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 133 | 84 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 41 | 121 | 40 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 43 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 61 | 342 | 136 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 65 |
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