Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SSE swell with 2,979 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. 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 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 296 | 293 | 167 | 373 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 64 | 49 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 85 | 407 | 691 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.55m | 4:29AM1.04m | 5:27PM1.71m | 5:38AM1.03m | 6:24PM1.86m | 6:38AM1.05m | 7:17PM1.97m | 7:33AM1.09m | 8:07PM2.03m | 8:24AM1.14m | 8:54PM2.02m | 9:13AM1.18m | 9:38PM1.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.40m | 10:30AM0.16m | 00:18AM0.28m | 11:29AM0.09m | 1:16AM0.18m | 12:25PM0.02m | 2:06AM0.10m | 1:18PM-0.03m | 2:53AM0.05m | 2:08PM-0.04m | 3:37AM0.04m | 2:57PM-0.01m | |||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 88 | 293 | 167 | 336 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 64 | 49 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 133 | 71 | — | 71 | 373 | 119 | 42 | 40 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 348 | 296 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 407 | 691 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 61 | 283 | 61 | 120 | 257 | 69 | 69 | 878 | 61 | 715 | 715 | 803 |
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