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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 am Wednesday 27 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
23.3° 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 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
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 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1062 | 1062 | 956 | 925 | 909 | 800 | 686 | 651 | 617 | 595 | 651 | 449 | 449 | 388 | 367 | 347 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.24m | 5:41PM1.43m | 5:28AM1.17m | 6:19PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.12m | 6:55PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:38AM0.18m | 00:43AM0.39m | 12:12PM0.19m | 1:27AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1062 | 1062 | 956 | 925 | 909 | 800 | 686 | 651 | 617 | 595 | 651 | 449 | 449 | 388 | 367 | 347 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | — | 34 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 51 | 65 | 56 | 61 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 56 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 43 |
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