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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 Friday 22 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 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
900 | 1403 | 2107 | 3254 | 3707 | 7986 | 7474 | 6240 | 5444 | 2416 | 2591 | 2777 | 2924 | 2827 | 4834 | 4131 | 3919 | 1835 | 1684 | 1575 | 1514 | 2097 | 1906 | 1829 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:50PM0.97m | 1:04AM1.61m | 2:03PM1.02m | 2:02AM1.50m | 3:11PM1.11m | 2:58AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.22m | 6:14PM0.36m | 8:07AM0.22m | 7:27PM0.45m | 9:00AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 900 | 1403 | 45 | — | 3707 | 2984 | 2683 | 2256 | 2146 | — | — | — | — | — | 2605 | 2168 | 2000 | — | — | — | 1514 | 1360 | 1216 | 1061 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2107 | 3254 | — | 7986 | 7474 | 6240 | 5444 | 2416 | 2591 | 2777 | 2924 | 2827 | 4834 | 4131 | 3919 | 1835 | 1684 | 1575 | — | 2097 | 1906 | 1829 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 103 | 803 | 803 | 839 | 103 | 61 | 135 | 65 | 346 | 715 | 731 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 58 |
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