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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 am Monday 04 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 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
917 | 701 | 716 | 808 | 824 | 857 | 999 | 1158 | 1056 | 959 | 843 | 757 | 676 | 676 | 663 | 577 | 489 | 470 | 467 | 400 | 394 | 340 | 500 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.05m | 9:37PM1.59m | 9:50AM0.98m | 10:17PM1.54m | 10:34AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.28m | 2:52PM0.24m | 4:20AM0.32m | 3:27PM0.30m | 5:08AM0.36m | 4:06PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 640 | 701 | 716 | 808 | 824 | 857 | 999 | 1158 | 1056 | 959 | 843 | 757 | 676 | 676 | 663 | 577 | 489 | 470 | 467 | 400 | 394 | 340 | 500 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | 53 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 109 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 58 |
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