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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
0.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)16161212161667778811671171010101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93127163316072481265269286237207230208453297344725235508442355392469517239
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
1.16
10:18PM
1.81
10:36AM
1.04
11:16PM
1.73
11:41AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.13
3:31PM
0.07
5:05AM
0.21
4:19PM
0.16
6:14AM
0.28
5:15PM
0.27
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:23-------5:22-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020192122222320191920212222212120191920212222
Feels °C (?)171515141515151614131314151515151615151414151516
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