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 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
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)
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
104
102
82
80
78
79
63
65
65
67
67
69
86
69
79
113
105
104
104
78
76
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:02PM1.26m
3:09AM0.84m
4:13PM1.32m
4:32AM0.86m
5:08PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.45m
10:08PM0.60m
8:53AM0.47m
11:17PM0.52m
10:06AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
13
14
15
14
17
17
17
15
17
16
17
17
16
16
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