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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEST
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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Stradbroke-Cylinders sea temperature is
26.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Stradbroke-Cylinders today?

The current surf forecast for North Stradbroke-Cylinders at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)77777777777777778787881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13813812112477756557557010211010211157545580196121151127240231
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
25
SE
20
SE
15
ENE
20
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
0.97
7:13AM
1.68
7:20PM
1.01
7:49AM
1.76
7:56PM
1.05
8:24AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.23
1:57PM
0.29
1:01AM
0.16
2:31PM
0.23
1:39AM
0.11
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------5:05-------5:05-------5:07-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------131--121---151---
Temp. °C252626262626262626252526262524252525252525242324
Feels °C (?)272727272830312828252628282723252424242523221921
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