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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
25.0° 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 4PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 22). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010661099131212121211781111111111678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)488396425235209496424362865773869114911111054420496880778712652762303401551
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.94
12:21AM
1.64
1:02PM
0.89
1:33AM
1.57
2:28PM
0.92
2:43AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
0.28
5:15PM
0.27
7:31AM
0.32
6:26PM
0.37
8:47AM
0.31
7:51PM
0.43
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:22-------5:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
------------23-11321231-
Temp. °C191921212121201919202122212122222121232121212122
Feels °C (?)141315131414131313131414141314141415161514141414
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