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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 Wednesday 20 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
23.4° 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 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | |
363 | 307 | 255 | 288 | 327 | 362 | 412 | 450 | 315 | 372 | 434 | 419 | 362 | 481 | 502 | 2684 | 1551 | 2375 | 8396 | 8781 | 6940 | 2027 | 4536 | 3513 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.83m | 11:39AM0.97m | 00:05AM1.72m | 12:50PM0.97m | 1:04AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.14m | 6:06AM0.19m | 5:09PM0.25m | 7:07AM0.22m | 6:14PM0.36m | 8:07AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 363 | 307 | 255 | 210 | 177 | 177 | 173 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 137 | 171 | 179 | 94 | 502 | 667 | 68 | 46 | 3165 | 3201 | 2715 | 2027 | 1818 | 1556 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 92 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 4 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 124 | 288 | 327 | 362 | 412 | 450 | 315 | 372 | 434 | 419 | 362 | 481 | 2 | 2684 | 1551 | 2375 | 8396 | 8781 | 6940 | 5 | 4536 | 3513 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 135 | 392 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 65 | 103 | 103 | 65 | 65 |
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