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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 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
24.7° 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 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
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 ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
422 | 522 | 418 | 439 | 460 | 482 | 637 | 505 | 548 | 547 | 561 | 536 | 486 | 424 | 412 | 393 | 349 | 393 | 386 | 497 | 402 | 475 | 463 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.14m | 4:38AM1.48m | 5:29PM1.27m | 5:24AM1.44m | 6:09PM1.39m | 6:04AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.41m | 11:19AM0.16m | 11:21PM0.37m | 11:53AM0.12m | 00:10AM0.33m | 12:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
 kJ | 13 | 422 | 418 | 439 | 460 | 482 | 471 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 12 | SSE 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 10 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | S 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 422 | 522 | 88 | — | 16 | — | 637 | 505 | 548 | 547 | 561 | 536 | 486 | 424 | 412 | 393 | 349 | 393 | 386 | 497 | 402 | 475 | 463 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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