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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 Sunday 10 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
23.5° 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: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | E 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
172 | 169 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 260 | 260 | 268 | 268 | 221 | 209 | 377 | 391 | 361 | 342 | 332 | 361 | 403 | 372 | 415 | 430 | 430 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:50PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.45m | 3:46PM1.06m | 3:38AM1.45m | 4:35PM1.22m | 4:30AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.51m | 9:43AM0.27m | 9:17PM0.47m | 10:24AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 |
 kJ | 172 | 169 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 260 | 260 | 268 | 268 | 212 | 209 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 101 | 96 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 15 | S 15 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 73 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SE 15 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 49 | 68 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 87 | 191 | 159 | 221 | 177 | 377 | 391 | 361 | 342 | 332 | 361 | 403 | 372 | 415 | 430 | 430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 210 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 122 |
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