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The Spit on the Gold Coast is an exposed river break that has consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The river breaks consists of lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Take care of sharks, rips, rocks and obstacles.

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Overall The Spit Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see The Spit surf quality by season and The Spit surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Queensland - Gold Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Spit

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Spit:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Akkorokamui	1 mi
Second closest break	South Stradbroke	1 mi
Third closest break	Narrow Neck	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Surfers Paradise_1	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Broadbeach	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Spit:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4475 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4516 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4621 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4675 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5005 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Spit:
Closest tide station	Gold Coast Seaway, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Runaway Bay, Australia	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Nerang River (Bundall), Australia	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Danger, Australia	17 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tweed River, Australia	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Spit:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	623 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	654 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	658 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	663 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	714 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Spit:
Closest city location	Southport (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Main Beach (Australia)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Gold Coast (Australia)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Surfers Paradise (Australia)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Nerang (Australia)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Spit is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Spit is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), also in Australia, 152 km (94 miles) away.