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: 9 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
165
196
201
214
192
177
146
156
170
231
373
389
369
373
363
390
390
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:45PM1.70m
10:16AM1.38m
10:21PM1.53m
11:00AM1.36m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.06m
4:08PM0.22m
4:43AM0.12m
4:55PM0.36m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
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