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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 pm Friday 15 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
23.9° 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 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
266 | 234 | 250 | 250 | 263 | 238 | 267 | 254 | 363 | 338 | 227 | 281 | 344 | 414 | 405 | 449 | 486 | 742 | 533 | 528 | 588 | 665 | 670 | 739 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.77m | 7:01AM1.29m | 7:38PM1.89m | 7:51AM1.21m | 8:27PM1.96m | 8:43AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.13m | 1:00PM-0.02m | 2:15AM0.09m | 1:43PM-0.02m | 3:11AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 363 | 338 | 227 | 281 | 344 | 414 | 405 | 449 | 486 | 528 | 533 | 528 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 266 | 234 | 250 | 250 | 263 | 238 | 267 | 254 | 237 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 742 | — | — | 588 | 665 | 670 | 739 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 109 | 287 |
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