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 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.1
S
10
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
113
107
109
109
109
107
113
107
104
107
99
79
2
110
85
89
87
79
77
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52PM1.52m
6:08AM1.00m
6:30PM1.62m
6:44AM1.08m
7:04PM1.70m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.33m
11:47AM0.27m
1:09AM0.25m
12:26PM0.19m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
17
18
18
23
22
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
18
19
19
18
17
18
17
18
14
16
15
20
18
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