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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 07 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
25.5° 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 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)999999910101010101099101010101014131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133133103103102102106113117120122122181173139153175159168162179225284694
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
1.39
11:37AM
0.87
12:22AM
1.33
12:53PM
0.81
1:33AM
1.32
2:28PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.37
6:15AM
0.48
5:12PM
0.45
7:33AM
0.52
6:12PM
0.52
8:57AM
0.49
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:36-------5:34
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423232122232424242423232323232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)222222222123222223242524252524222223242525242322
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