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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 am Thursday 14 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
23.8° 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 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
475 | 411 | 358 | 397 | 358 | 438 | 450 | 429 | 365 | 316 | 283 | 430 | 273 | 296 | 314 | 280 | 256 | 277 | 294 | 230 | 322 | 392 | 295 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:21AM1.41m | 6:06PM1.60m | 6:11AM1.36m | 6:51PM1.77m | 7:01AM1.29m | 7:38PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.30m | 11:41AM0.06m | 00:24AM0.21m | 12:19PM0.01m | 1:20AM0.13m | 1:00PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 283 | 273 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 277 | 3 | 230 | 322 | 392 | 295 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | SE 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 475 | 411 | 358 | 397 | 358 | 438 | 450 | 429 | 365 | 316 | — | 430 | 273 | 296 | 314 | 280 | 256 | — | 294 | — | 212 | 216 | — | 614 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 |
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