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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 pm Friday 08 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 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 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | |
200 | 200 | 196 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 316 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.44m | 1:43PM0.86m | 1:47AM1.44m | 2:50PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.45m | 3:46PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.47m | 8:03AM0.39m | 6:49PM0.51m | 8:57AM0.33m | 8:04PM0.51m | 9:43AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
 kJ | 200 | 200 | 196 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 316 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 63 | 49 | 79 | 11 | 67 | 148 | 49 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 85 | 110 | 114 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 43 | 14 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 210 | 69 |
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