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: 3 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
365
310
245
162
334
243
229
188
161
368
253
259
227
223
193
160
155
130
104
102
99
81
81
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:35PM1.17m
12:40PM1.28m
00:22AM1.01m
1:46PM1.25m
1:32AM0.89m
3:02PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.29m
6:52PM0.59m
6:35AM0.38m
8:24PM0.64m
7:35AM0.45m
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
3
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
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