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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
E
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
161
397
246
365
217
217
187
159
130
130
104
102
80
78
79
79
82
79
86
89
91
112
115
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.01m
1:46PM1.25m
1:32AM0.89m
3:02PM1.26m
3:09AM0.84m
4:13PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.38m
8:24PM0.64m
7:35AM0.45m
10:08PM0.60m
8:53AM0.47m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
2
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
15
16
14
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
15
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
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