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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 am Monday 18 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
23.6° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
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 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | |
904 | 912 | 904 | 919 | 863 | 845 | 1219 | 913 | 932 | 898 | 800 | 799 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 490 | 426 | 417 | 356 | 356 | 295 | 249 | 236 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.13m | 9:18PM1.96m | 9:37AM1.06m | 10:11PM1.91m | 10:35AM1.00m | 11:07PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.00m | 4:07AM0.11m | 3:17PM0.06m | 5:06AM0.15m | 4:10PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | 845 | 904 | 913 | 932 | 898 | 800 | 799 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 490 | 426 | 417 | 356 | 356 | 295 | 249 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 227 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 904 | 912 | 904 | 919 | 863 | — | 1219 | — | 52 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 106 | 181 | 236 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 287 | 469 | 575 | 109 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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