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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 May 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
24.4° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.7
SSE
7
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
273
268
216
211
175
175
173
177
286
225
239
244
202
196
198
202
197
172
178
141
144
144
146
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
45
SSE
35
S
25
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:27AM0.86m
11:53PM1.46m
12:31PM0.84m
00:49AM1.44m
1:43PM0.86m
1:47AM1.44m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.40m
4:50PM0.42m
7:02AM0.41m
5:43PM0.47m
8:03AM0.39m
6:49PM0.51m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
6:16
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5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
1
Temp °C
20
20
24
25
23
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
19
18
21
19
20
19
16
12
13
7
8
10
13
14
16
18
17
15
16
17
16
16
17
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
SE
7
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
327
273
268
216
211
175
175
173
177
91
225
239
244
202
196
198
202
165
172
178
141
144
144
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1
E
10
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
184
88
54
60
38
9
16
25
25
24
25
4
4
77
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
8
10
4
3
4
29
18
10
10
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1
SSE
10
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2
6
5
74
107
286
197
14
24
100
96
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
43
0
43
43
56
65
65
63
14
14
69
43
43
14
52
43
61
14
65
61
48
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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