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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 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
25.1° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
0.9
SE
2.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)7888111461111111010106610109131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33128322118240612152697381881439404404433172165459452382865706800711747325
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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)
10:18PM
1.81
10:36AM
1.04
11:16PM
1.73
11:41AM
0.94
12:21AM
1.64
1:02PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.21
4:19PM
0.16
6:14AM
0.28
5:15PM
0.27
7:31AM
0.32
6:26PM
0.37
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C202019202121212120191920212122212120192021212120
Feels °C (?)141413151513141515141415151414151514131415141514
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