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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 12 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
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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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 643 | 508 | 614 | 517 | 491 | 482 | 474 | 411 | 396 | 326 | 313 | 249 | 242 | 208 | 167 | 163 | 235 | 220 | 168 | 162 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 1.39 | 3:06AM 1.13 | 2:37PM 1.27 | 4:03AM 1.23 | 3:32PM 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20AM 0.55 | 8:39PM 0.26 | 8:37AM 0.61 | 9:23PM 0.27 | 9:56AM 0.62 | 10:04PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
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