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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 04 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 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
917
701
716
808
824
857
999
1158
1056
959
843
757
676
676
663
577
489
470
467
400
394
340
500
402
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:10AM1.05m
9:37PM1.59m
9:50AM0.98m
10:17PM1.54m
10:34AM0.91m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.28m
2:52PM0.24m
4:20AM0.32m
3:27PM0.30m
5:08AM0.36m
4:06PM0.36m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
6:13
6:13
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5:12
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
24
23
21
21
22
21
22
24
21
22
20
19
18
18
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
640
701
716
808
824
857
999
1158
1056
959
843
757
676
676
663
577
489
470
467
400
394
340
500
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
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
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
11
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
917
9
31
53
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
69
69
65
65
69
69
63
43
43
0
0
0
14
109
43
61
58
56
56
58
69
69
58
58
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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