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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
26.4° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
0.4
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)8889991491415151514141313131255514510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)352417212929373133567977736763611042608055716961177
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
15
WNW
20
NNE
10
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoffcrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.26
12:06PM
1.37
1:10AM
1.30
1:02PM
1.19
2:23AM
1.37
2:17PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.40
6:38PM
0.20
7:13AM
0.50
7:30PM
0.24
8:51AM
0.54
8:34PM
0.26
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--5:11-------5:11-------5:13-----
Sunset-----6:43-------6:43-------6:43--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C242424242525252525252424262626252525252425252524
Feels °C (?)232424242422232425252424262529272925222022232322
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