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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 am Thursday 07 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
24.4° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
327 | 273 | 268 | 216 | 211 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 177 | 286 | 225 | 239 | 244 | 202 | 196 | 198 | 202 | 197 | 172 | 178 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:27AM0.86m | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:31PM0.84m | 00:49AM1.44m | 1:43PM0.86m | 1:47AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.40m | 4:50PM0.42m | 7:02AM0.41m | 5:43PM0.47m | 8:03AM0.39m | 6:49PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 327 | 273 | 268 | 216 | 211 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 177 | 91 | 225 | 239 | 244 | 202 | 196 | 198 | 202 | 165 | 172 | 178 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 88 | 54 | 60 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 107 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 14 | 24 | 100 | 96 | — | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 52 | 43 | 61 | 14 | 65 | 61 | 48 | 14 | 14 |
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