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 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
15
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
110
179
145
123
2
4
105
118
127
124
117
99
96
72
89
85
85
83
121
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
NNE
20
N
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:30PM1.62m
6:44AM1.08m
7:04PM1.70m
7:17AM1.16m
7:36PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.25m
12:26PM0.19m
1:39AM0.18m
1:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
17
18
21
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
17
17
18
17
17
14
17
19
19
15
15
12
12
13
12
13
14
15
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