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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 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
25.9° 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: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888999988888876666688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256256256246277221227232343335279266195190186164147216214139171155215221
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
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
/ height (m)
1:29PM
1.13
3:09AM
1.20
2:32PM
1.01
4:11AM
1.27
3:47PM
0.93
5:05AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.33
9:15AM
0.68
9:01PM
0.36
10:45AM
0.63
9:56PM
0.37
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------5:01-------5:01-------5:03-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----223311--1--11--111--
Temp. °C252626252524242424232324232424242525252525252425
Feels °C (?)272728262522222322191920202121212323232425242225
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