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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 May 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
24.1° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
141
148
144
144
146
163
172
172
169
206
206
273
268
264
321
260
268
272
272
209
193
228
352
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43PM0.86m
1:47AM1.44m
2:50PM0.93m
2:44AM1.45m
3:46PM1.06m
3:38AM1.45m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.51m
8:57AM0.33m
8:04PM0.51m
9:43AM0.27m
9:17PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
15
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
172
141
144
144
144
146
163
172
172
169
206
206
273
268
264
321
260
268
272
272
209
193
187
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
9
24
4
24
24
9
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
10
4
4
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
29
24
4
4
4
4
7
8
6
6
9
9
10
11
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
12
10
148
27
32
32
30
29
31
49
71
55
42
61
77
90
138
252
239
184
124
141
228
352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
69
63
48
43
43
56
61
69
69
67
63
69
69
58
69
69
210
69
65
65
69
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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