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 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
127
95
80
58
101
76
48
44
30
49
66
33
72
72
70
70
68
66
67
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
5
ENE
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:29AM1.19m
1:41PM1.37m
1:38AM1.04m
2:59PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.47m
6:51AM0.25m
8:08PM0.52m
7:52AM0.28m
9:50PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
15
13
13
12
15
15
15
19
17
14
14
15
16
16
16
19
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