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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)131314141414141414141413131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5726838818818801014102810421042905874600506414339260198144141103101999464
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:31-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252826232021212222232323222122222121222222222121
Feels °C (?)222419161518172020212021191718181818192022222122
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