Surf Forecast Surf Report

South Stradbroke surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 AEST
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South Stradbroke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Stradbroke sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at South Stradbroke today?

The current surf forecast for South Stradbroke at 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at South Stradbroke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
2.5
S
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
ESE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)9999899910101099991111121414141313131312121212111111111111101111101010101010910109999998999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)404311311304816269238211184184168141677847137626641114139023092234197816341452130611349658434033613254353723663173111801591591321009861605959484543424241414155414141656666
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
5
W
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
1.19
10:34PM
1.54
10:38AM
1.11
11:15PM
1.51
11:22AM
1.03
12:01AM
1.48
12:17PM
0.97
12:55AM
1.45
1:25PM
0.95
1:56AM
1.45
2:43PM
0.98
3:03AM
1.46
3:57PM
1.08
4:07AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.46
3:50PM
0.36
5:02AM
0.51
4:22PM
0.43
5:55AM
0.56
5:00PM
0.50
6:56AM
0.59
5:50PM
0.56
8:06AM
0.59
6:57PM
0.61
9:14AM
0.56
8:16PM
0.61
10:09AM
0.49
9:33PM
0.57
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-
Sunset-----5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818192323201918171722252421201918172123232220191919222424222120201922242422222121202324242323212019232425222119191922
Feels °C (?)151415151919171716151520242219181717162122222220191919222424232221212023242423232222212322222222221917202024202018171720
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