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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 3 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 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). An 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) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
314 | 298 | 255 | 260 | 869 | 997 | 1040 | 986 | 258 | 281 | 716 | 659 | 647 | 639 | 698 | 268 | 312 | 373 | 430 | 574 | 655 | 682 | 606 | 554 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:21AM1.64m | 1:02PM0.89m | 1:33AM1.57m | 2:28PM0.92m | 2:43AM1.53m | 3:43PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.32m | 6:26PM0.37m | 8:47AM0.31m | 7:51PM0.43m | 9:50AM0.26m | 9:14PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 79 | 156 | 241 | 260 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 211 | 242 | 716 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 314 | 298 | 255 | 248 | 869 | 997 | 1040 | 986 | 258 | 281 | 2 | 659 | 647 | 639 | 698 | 268 | 312 | 373 | 430 | 574 | 655 | 682 | 606 | 554 |
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 |
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