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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 Sunday 17 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today?
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
553 | 614 | 680 | 840 | 840 | 845 | 780 | 854 | 792 | 792 | 863 | 920 | 1042 | 898 | 896 | 817 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 490 | 426 | 417 | 408 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.96m | 8:43AM1.13m | 9:18PM1.96m | 9:37AM1.06m | 10:11PM1.91m | 10:35AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.08m | 2:28PM0.00m | 4:07AM0.11m | 3:17PM0.06m | 5:06AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 553 | — | 680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 792 | 863 | 920 | 1042 | 898 | 896 | 817 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 490 | 426 | 417 | 408 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 614 | — | 840 | 840 | 845 | 780 | 854 | 792 | — | — | — | — | 148 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 109 | 109 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 109 | 109 | 116 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 69 |
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