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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 Tuesday 05 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
24.1° 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 8AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | 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 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1056 | 959 | 850 | 757 | 743 | 663 | 663 | 577 | 556 | 476 | 467 | 458 | 394 | 394 | 482 | 410 | 392 | 332 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 216 | 211 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:50AM0.98m | 10:17PM1.54m | 10:34AM0.91m | 11:02PM1.49m | 11:27AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.32m | 3:27PM0.30m | 5:08AM0.36m | 4:06PM0.36m | 6:02AM0.40m | 4:50PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | 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 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1056 | 959 | 850 | 757 | 743 | 663 | 663 | 577 | 556 | 476 | 467 | 458 | 394 | 394 | 482 | 410 | 392 | 332 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 216 | 211 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 47 | 43 |
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