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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at North Stradbroke-Cylinders today?
The current surf forecast for North Stradbroke-Cylinders at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Stradbroke-Cylinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 38 | 125 | 94 | 79 | 64 | 60 | 48 | 49 | 83 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 115 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 1.91 | 10:46PM 1.02 | 11:11AM 1.80 | 11:46PM 1.00 | 12:01PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:26AM 0.08 | 5:14PM 0.16 | 4:17AM 0.19 | 6:07PM 0.20 | 5:11AM 0.31 | 7:00PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
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