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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 Thursday 28 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 (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
686 | 651 | 617 | 595 | 669 | 449 | 449 | 382 | 367 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.17m | 6:19PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.12m | 6:55PM1.58m | 6:56AM1.08m | 7:31PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:38AM0.18m | 00:43AM0.39m | 12:12PM0.19m | 1:27AM0.34m | 12:46PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 686 | 651 | 617 | 595 | 669 | 449 | 449 | 382 | 367 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | S 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 31 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 73 | 44 | 73 | 85 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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