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 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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 Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
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)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
8
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
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
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
334
243
328
322
120
200
243
249
217
217
187
159
155
130
126
102
99
79
79
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:22AM1.01m
1:46PM1.25m
1:32AM0.89m
3:02PM1.26m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.59m
6:35AM0.38m
8:24PM0.64m
7:35AM0.45m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
15
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
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