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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 3 pm Saturday 09 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
24.1° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
172 | 141 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 321 | 260 | 268 | 272 | 272 | 209 | 193 | 228 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.86m | 1:47AM1.44m | 2:50PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.45m | 3:46PM1.06m | 3:38AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.51m | 8:57AM0.33m | 8:04PM0.51m | 9:43AM0.27m | 9:17PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 172 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 321 | 260 | 268 | 272 | 272 | 209 | 193 | 187 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 148 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 49 | 71 | 55 | 42 | 61 | 77 | 90 | 138 | 252 | 239 | 184 | 124 | 141 | 228 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 63 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 210 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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