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 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
1.5
S
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
63
61
43
41
41
41
41
70
27
33
301
47
54
35
76
72
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49PM1.97m
8:06AM1.27m
8:30PM1.94m
8:50AM1.33m
9:08PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.03m
1:56PM-0.03m
3:03AM0.01m
2:41PM0.01m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
14
15
15
14
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
11
9
9
8
10
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
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