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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 10 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
25.5° 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: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 87 | 85 | 90 | 118 | 151 | 154 | 180 | 184 | 193 | 186 | 181 | 201 | 200 | 205 | 251 | 737 | 583 | 614 | 604 | 563 | 553 | 474 | 474 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01PM 1.66 | 12:52AM 1.01 | 12:52PM 1.52 | 2:00AM 1.05 | 1:44PM 1.39 | 3:06AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:11AM 0.31 | 7:00PM 0.23 | 6:11AM 0.44 | 7:51PM 0.25 | 7:20AM 0.55 | 8:39PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
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