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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 pm Thursday 21 May 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
23.3° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
459 | 591 | 528 | 404 | 531 | 520 | 2203 | 1403 | 2107 | 2972 | 8679 | 7312 | 2397 | 6242 | 5409 | 4937 | 2469 | 2425 | 2329 | 2245 | 3855 | 3390 | 2954 | 3185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:39AM0.97m | 00:05AM1.72m | 12:50PM0.97m | 1:04AM1.61m | 2:03PM1.02m | 2:02AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.25m | 7:07AM0.22m | 6:14PM0.36m | 8:07AM0.22m | 7:27PM0.45m | 9:00AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 149 | 146 | 151 | 186 | 531 | 520 | 667 | 1403 | 31 | — | 3165 | 2715 | 2397 | 2320 | 1993 | 2121 | — | — | — | 2245 | 1933 | 1832 | 1626 | 1655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 89 | 92 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 459 | 591 | 528 | 404 | 2 | 15 | 2203 | 4 | 2107 | 2972 | 8679 | 7312 | 9 | 6242 | 5409 | 4937 | 2469 | 2425 | 2329 | — | 3855 | 3390 | 2954 | 3185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 392 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 103 | 103 | 135 | 831 | 103 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 731 | 731 | 839 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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