Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today?

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
ESE
1.3
E
1.5
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121212121211111111111611141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104290510496007244143392601981441411041039994656463634262706968
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:29------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212222222121212121212222222119202122232322212021
Feels °C (?)181918191817181920192020222119212019182020202021
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