- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
24.8° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
261 | 260 | 939 | 1234 | 1193 | 1112 | 281 | 773 | 659 | 606 | 647 | 690 | 639 | 244 | 319 | 424 | 430 | 634 | 560 | 597 | 560 | 554 | 471 | 460 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:02PM0.89m | 1:33AM1.57m | 2:28PM0.92m | 2:43AM1.53m | 3:43PM1.02m | 3:45AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.32m | 6:26PM0.37m | 8:47AM0.31m | 7:51PM0.43m | 9:50AM0.26m | 9:14PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 |
 kJ | 241 | 260 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 273 | 4 | 659 | 606 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 29 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 221 | 939 | 1234 | 1193 | 1112 | 281 | 773 | 2 | 2 | 647 | 690 | 639 | 244 | 319 | 424 | 430 | 634 | 560 | 597 | 560 | 554 | 471 | 460 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest