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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 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: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
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
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010991011101010131313131312121214131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117120122190181173137146178159168159176171276563529593589488631595680680
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
1.33
12:53PM
0.81
1:33AM
1.32
2:28PM
0.81
2:45AM
1.35
3:43PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.45
7:33AM
0.52
6:12PM
0.52
8:57AM
0.49
7:34PM
0.54
10:01AM
0.42
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:00---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:34-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424242323232423232323232324232323232322222324
Feels °C (?)222325262525242422232324242424212121212120202020
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