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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 01 May 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
24.7° 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 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
454
461
470
492
555
463
484
745
951
1097
1126
1001
939
1043
980
900
818
832
896
816
740
653
584
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM1.27m
7:52PM1.62m
7:56AM1.19m
8:25PM1.64m
8:33AM1.12m
9:00PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.27m
1:20PM0.12m
2:15AM0.25m
1:49PM0.15m
2:55AM0.26m
2:20PM0.19m
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:15
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
3
3
832
896
816
740
653
584
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
450
454
461
470
492
555
463
484
745
951
1097
1126
1001
939
1043
980
900
818
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
69
65
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
122
69
69
69
65
65
65
61
69
69
65
61
58
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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