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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 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 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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 Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | 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 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
2736 | 2976 | 3179 | 3077 | 5082 | 4834 | 4131 | 2095 | 1800 | 1656 | 1463 | 1260 | 1081 | 938 | 908 | 925 | 1053 | 1053 | 1027 | 1045 | 1083 | 944 | 911 | 911 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.02m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 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 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 2694 | 2421 | 2168 | — | — | 1656 | 1463 | 652 | 1081 | 938 | 908 | 925 | 1053 | 1053 | 1027 | 1045 | 1083 | 944 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 733 | 599 | 533 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2736 | 2976 | 3179 | 3077 | 5082 | 4834 | 4131 | 2095 | 1800 | — | — | 1260 | 850 | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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