North Stradbroke Island Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
6-8FT
Overhead to well overhead
Swell
Wind
16KTSS
17kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
71°F
1mm wetsuit
Gold Coast Forecast
Tim Williams •Today
Fun/ grovel worth SSE swell in the water. SSE winds trending.
Afternoon update: SSE energy is sitting in the stomach to shoulder/ head high region depending on location and exposure to the swell in the water as we head into the afternoon session. S/SSE winds are also trending along the coast, but are still mostly manageable, although there is some surface texture about. Look to the southern magnets/ exposed beachies for the best surf as the points are struggling for quality. Still worth a paddle if keen.
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North Stradbroke Island Surf Guide
The source (of Straddie and its neighbor islands, Moreton and Fraser) is similar: ex-Ice Age meltdown and sea-level changes, helping to form sand barriers along a coastal fringe. Straddie is exposed to swell, particularly from the S-E -- an angle in which much of the Queensland coast tends to suffer. The epic wave on Stradbroke is Cylinders, a long, right point-style wave breaking along the northeast corner of the island and peeling for several hundred yards. Sand-bottomed and somewhat tidal, Cy... Read more