Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, ESE swell with 617 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s 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 Friday (Jun 19) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m 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 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 298 | 268 | 339 | 324 | 283 | 283 | 271 | 263 | 404 | 421 | 617 | 488 | 287 | 306 | 371 | 333 | 284 | 234 | 198 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.16m | 6:34PM1.84m | 6:45AM1.12m | 7:26PM1.95m | 7:41AM1.10m | 8:18PM2.01m | 8:35AM1.08m | 9:09PM2.02m | 9:29AM1.08m | 9:59PM1.97m | 10:24AM1.08m | 10:49PM1.87m | 11:21AM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.26m | 11:47AM0.05m | 1:18AM0.17m | 12:36PM0.01m | 2:14AM0.11m | 1:27PM-0.02m | 3:07AM0.07m | 2:17PM-0.02m | 3:59AM0.07m | 3:09PM0.02m | 4:50AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.10m | 5:39AM0.12m | 4:54PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 283 | 283 | 271 | 263 | 2 | 421 | 6 | 380 | 287 | 306 | 371 | 333 | 284 | 234 | 198 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 13 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 242 | 298 | 268 | 339 | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 404 | 46 | 617 | 488 | 81 | 67 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
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