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 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
84
107
105
75
73
73
82
67
62
97
140
96
107
107
107
107
116
113
107
110
107
131
138
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:32AM0.86m
5:08PM1.41m
5:27AM0.93m
5:52PM1.52m
6:08AM1.00m
6:30PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.52m
10:06AM0.43m
00:02AM0.42m
11:02AM0.36m
00:38AM0.33m
11:47AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
3
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
15
15
15
15
13
13
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
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