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 am 13 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.6
SE
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
41
41
41
41
41
41
284
61
264
36
65
59
66
60
44
42
41
53
55
41
98
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM1.27m
8:30PM1.94m
8:50AM1.33m
9:08PM1.84m
9:33AM1.37m
9:45PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:56PM-0.03m
3:03AM0.01m
2:41PM0.01m
3:38AM0.02m
3:24PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
8
10
14
13
12
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
10
11
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