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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 Monday 27 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today?
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | |
500 | 511 | 480 | 465 | 302 | 302 | 385 | 265 | 318 | 359 | 349 | 471 | 504 | 385 | 418 | 414 | 392 | 437 | 548 | 632 | 645 | 632 | 576 | 645 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.27m | 5:24AM1.44m | 6:09PM1.39m | 6:04AM1.40m | 6:45PM1.49m | 6:43AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.37m | 11:53AM0.12m | 00:10AM0.33m | 12:23PM0.11m | 00:54AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 302 | 302 | — | 265 | — | — | — | 349 | 359 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | NE 16 | — | E 16 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | S 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 10 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | — | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 500 | 511 | 480 | 465 | 43 | 38 | 385 | 33 | 318 | 359 | 349 | 471 | 504 | 385 | 418 | 414 | 392 | 437 | 548 | 632 | 645 | 632 | 576 | 645 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 122 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 210 | 122 |
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