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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 Saturday 23 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
23.1° 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 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | |
3027 | 3077 | 5427 | 4834 | 4437 | 2336 | 1800 | 1656 | 1463 | 1216 | 1081 | 1027 | 1027 | 1046 | 1053 | 1053 | 1027 | 1045 | 1064 | 1060 | 961 | 961 | 978 | 995 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.50m | 3:11PM1.11m | 2:58AM1.40m | 4:10PM1.22m | 3:51AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.45m | 9:00AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.51m | 9:47AM0.20m | 9:57PM0.52m | 10:28AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | — | — | 2694 | 2649 | 2381 | 2336 | — | 1656 | 1463 | 733 | 617 | 1027 | 1027 | 1046 | 1053 | 1053 | 1027 | 1045 | 1064 | 1060 | 961 | 961 | 978 | 995 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3027 | 3077 | 5427 | 4834 | 4437 | — | 1800 | — | — | 1216 | 1081 | 850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 731 | 797 | 803 | 392 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 61 | 58 |
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