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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 434 | 513 | 506 | 529 | 501 | 466 | 405 | 376 | 369 | 319 | 305 | 294 | 266 | 232 | 227 | 196 | 201 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:20PM 1.05 | 6:12AM 1.53 | 6:09PM 1.02 | 6:50AM 1.61 | 6:53PM 1.01 | 7:27AM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 0.26 | 12:48PM 0.42 | 11:59PM 0.24 | 1:30PM 0.35 | 12:37AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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