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Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
164 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.58m | 6:56AM1.08m | 7:31PM1.63m | 7:37AM1.04m | 8:07PM1.66m | 8:18AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.34m | 12:46PM0.19m | 2:08AM0.30m | 1:21PM0.20m | 2:49AM0.28m | 1:57PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 164 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | NNE 10 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
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