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Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
26.3° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
ESE
2
SE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SSE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)778888888889987777777678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71737910310510961123173136182103101356363428382440407404416181157157
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononcross-
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		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.74
7:58PM
1.05
8:23AM
1.80
8:33PM
1.09
8:57AM
1.83
9:09PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.22
1:39AM
0.12
3:04PM
0.17
2:15AM
0.09
3:37PM
0.14
2:52AM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise5:05-------5:07-------5:07-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
231-44-211--22111-------
Temp. °C262627262625252424242525242524242424242424242422
Feels °C (?)282828262726252222212121192019191818181717191917
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