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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 Tuesday 26 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
23.3° 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 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
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 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1155 | 1155 | 1174 | 1194 | 1062 | 1062 | 956 | 925 | 909 | 800 | 686 | 651 | 617 | 595 | 575 | 658 | 449 | 388 | 367 | 347 | 340 | 284 | 284 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.33m | 4:41AM1.24m | 5:41PM1.43m | 5:28AM1.17m | 6:19PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.49m | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:38AM0.18m | 00:43AM0.39m | 12:12PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1155 | 1155 | 1174 | 1194 | 1062 | 1062 | 956 | 925 | 909 | 800 | 686 | 651 | 617 | 595 | 575 | 658 | 449 | 388 | 367 | 347 | 340 | 284 | 284 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 42 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 47 | 61 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 61 | 90 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 |
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