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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 9 am Friday 08 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
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 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | |
177 | 483 | 159 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 159 | 162 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:31PM0.84m | 00:49AM1.44m | 1:43PM0.86m | 1:47AM1.44m | 2:50PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.41m | 5:43PM0.47m | 8:03AM0.39m | 6:49PM0.51m | 8:57AM0.33m | 8:04PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 |
 kJ | 177 | 183 | 159 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 159 | 162 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 214 | 206 | 206 | 273 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 64 | 115 | 81 | 77 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 483 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 49 | 48 | 10 | 76 | 122 | 44 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 43 | 51 | 48 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 58 |
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