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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 09 Jan 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
26.3° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171181181181181191226245295298298306314322353354313313300262262217173450
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.46
1:02AM
1.14
12:41PM
1.29
2:04AM
1.16
1:29PM
1.13
3:09AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.42
6:42PM
0.23
6:32AM
0.55
7:23PM
0.28
7:43AM
0.65
8:09PM
0.33
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise4:58-------5:00-------5:00-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242525252525252525252525252525252525262626252525
Feels °C (?)202324242323232424242424242425242526282828242322
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