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North Stradbroke-Cylinders Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 05 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 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 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
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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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 60 | 84 | 106 | 114 | 64 | 68 | 87 | 102 | 124 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 2.01 | 8:03PM 1.12 | 8:40AM 2.03 | 8:55PM 1.08 | 9:30AM 1.99 | 9:49PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM -0.04 | 2:35PM 0.10 | 1:49AM -0.03 | 3:29PM 0.10 | 2:37AM 0.01 | 4:22PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 |
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