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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
25.0° 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: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
0.9
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)67711111010661010913121212121111711111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30134426214391369396425172165507461338242773800997826930882211211729558548
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.73
11:41AM
0.94
12:21AM
1.64
1:02PM
0.89
1:33AM
1.57
2:28PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.16
6:14AM
0.28
5:15PM
0.27
7:31AM
0.32
6:26PM
0.37
8:47AM
0.31
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------122-2222
Temp. °C212120191919212121212019192021212122222220202021
Feels °C (?)141414141413151314141313131414131515151513131416
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