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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.3°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
115
99
74
73
92
87
85
83
101
91
84
72
54
91
52
73
48
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
SW
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:04PM1.70m
7:17AM1.16m
7:36PM1.75m
7:50AM1.25m
8:07PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.18m
1:04PM0.12m
2:07AM0.12m
1:41PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
Feels °C
20
18
15
13
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
14
17
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