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Main Beach on the Gold Coast is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of sharks and jellyfish.

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Overall Main Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Main Beach surf quality by season and Main Beach surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Queensland - Gold Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Main Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Main Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	North Stradbroke-Cylinders	10 mi
Second closest break	South Stradbroke	27 mi
Third closest break	Akkorokamui	27 mi
Fourth closest break	The Spit	27 mi
Fifth closest break	Narrow Neck	29 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Main Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4454 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4496 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4599 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4653 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4984 mi
Tide stations nearest to Main Beach:
Closest tide station	Brisbane Bar, Australia (2)	24 mi
Second closest tide station	Brisbane Bar, Australia	25 mi
Third closest tide station	Runaway Bay, Australia	26 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tangalooma Point, Australia	26 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Gold Coast Seaway, Australia	28 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Main Beach:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	649 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	681 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	684 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	689 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	740 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Main Beach:
Closest city location	Redland Bay (Australia)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Victoria Point (Australia)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Cleveland (Australia)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Wellington Point (Australia)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Yatala (Australia)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Main Beach is Brisbane International Airport (BNE) in Australia, which is 41 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Main Beach is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL), also in Australia, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), also in Australia, 112 km (70 miles) away.