North Stradbroke Island Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
4-5FT
Chest to head
Swell
Wind
11KTSESE
11kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
71°F
1mm wetsuit
Gold Coast Forecast
Anthony Spinks •Today
Building ENE swell delivers fun waves with light winds and clean conditions for the points.
ENE-E swell builds a touch further through the morning offering a few bigger sets across the open beaches/magnets. Head to maybe well overhead high for exposures, a fraction smaller on the points. Cleanest in the morning under light S winds before shifting SSE through the afternoon. It's looking like a fun day to score a couple of good waves. Keep that early high tide in mind, once it starts running out we should see better sections emerge.
INCOMING: Trade swell serves up fun surf for points
North Stradbroke Island Surf Forecast
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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