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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 3 pm Wednesday 13 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
23.8° 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 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
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 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
384 | 431 | 423 | 462 | 417 | 373 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 356 | 395 | 406 | 406 | 355 | 453 | 250 | 283 | 250 | 244 | 244 | 226 | 240 | 253 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:21PM1.41m | 5:21AM1.41m | 6:06PM1.60m | 6:11AM1.36m | 6:51PM1.77m | 7:01AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.30m | 11:41AM0.06m | 00:24AM0.21m | 12:19PM0.01m | 1:20AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 40 | 4 | — | 37 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 280 | 250 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | — | S 19 | — | E 18 | E 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 384 | 431 | 423 | 462 | 417 | 373 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 356 | 395 | 406 | 406 | 355 | 453 | — | 283 | 250 | 244 | 244 | 226 | 240 | 253 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 110 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 |
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