Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.55° S 153.49° E

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.7° 

Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
94
84
83
85
83
88
58
110
154
164
230
261
215
162
136
143
135
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:08PM1.84m
9:33AM1.37m
9:45PM1.70m
10:16AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.02m
3:24PM0.10m
4:11AM0.06m
4:08PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
3
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
19
17
16
17
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
10
12
12
11
11
12
10
8
9
9
11
11
11
10
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