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North Stradbroke-Cylinders surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at North Stradbroke-Cylinders today?

The current surf forecast for North Stradbroke-Cylinders at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at North Stradbroke-Cylinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)877121111111111101010101010101010101010101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5443962682356756405684625134533944093613472982552251921921481171153434
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
25
NNW
20
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
1.13
9:31AM
1.84
9:45PM
1.16
10:05AM
1.79
10:27PM
1.20
10:41AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.09
4:10PM
0.15
3:29AM
0.13
4:43PM
0.15
4:11AM
0.20
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----5:07-------5:09-------5:09---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:44-------6:44
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424232323242424242424232325262626252524252525
Feels °C (?)171719191919222122232423222223232523242622222222
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