Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 27 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 26 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with 386 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 27 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 (Sep 27) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. 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 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 123 | 171 | 74 | 90 | 111 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 202 | 239 | 210 | 294 | 386 | 302 | 217 | 153 | 145 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00AM0.96m | 5:11PM1.50m | 5:39AM1.06m | 5:49PM1.58m | 6:13AM1.18m | 6:24PM1.64m | 6:47AM1.30m | 6:58PM1.66m | 7:21AM1.43m | 7:32PM1.64m | 7:56AM1.54m | 8:08PM1.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.38m | 10:31AM0.40m | 11:55PM0.28m | 11:18AM0.31m | 00:25AM0.20m | 12:00PM0.22m | 00:54AM0.12m | 12:40PM0.15m | 1:22AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.10m | 1:51AM0.03m | 2:04PM0.08m | 2:21AM0.03m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NNE 5 | — | E 8 | E 20 | SE 19 | SE 19 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 386 | 302 | 217 | 153 | 145 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 11 | N 9 | SSE 19 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 35 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | E 8 | — | S 20 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 123 | 171 | 74 | 90 | 111 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 202 | 239 | 210 | 294 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 210 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 135 | 43 | 14 | 69 | 51 |
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