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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
26.1° 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 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 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 (?)
0.9
E
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)877766777887777777766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104233234228251282255233272287287329343281191179173145126123101857571
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
1.36
4:59PM
0.92
5:52AM
1.46
5:56PM
0.93
6:34AM
1.56
6:42PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.54
10:51PM
0.34
12:40PM
0.44
11:39PM
0.29
1:20PM
0.35
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--5:03-------5:03-------5:03-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------111----11
Temp. °C252525242525242425242424242525252525252626262626
Feels °C (?)232221202121212123222121212425252627262828262827
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