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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island today?

The current surf forecast for Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010101010101010101010101016151056
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5354853182551771301309896947070686865656565658676369128157
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
1.51
3:59PM
0.93
4:21AM
1.56
5:03PM
1.05
5:16AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.41
10:25AM
0.34
9:32PM
0.38
11:20AM
0.25
10:43PM
0.32
12:01PM
0.17
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
Sunset-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525242425262723211918171820212222232221222323
Feels °C (?)232322222020191814121112131717181818201917181918
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