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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 am Friday 29 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
319 | 302 | 244 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 66 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.12m | 6:55PM1.58m | 6:56AM1.08m | 7:31PM1.63m | 7:37AM1.04m | 8:07PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.39m | 12:12PM0.19m | 1:27AM0.34m | 12:46PM0.19m | 2:08AM0.30m | 1:21PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 319 | 302 | 244 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | N 5 | S 9 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 49 | 31 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 58 |
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