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 pm 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):

  • 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 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
0.7
SE
7
1
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
74
79
62
229
46
35
70
60
62
55
55
55
51
51
49
74
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:30PM1.94m
8:50AM1.33m
9:08PM1.84m
9:33AM1.37m
9:45PM1.70m
Low Tide
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
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