Surf-Forecast | Greenmount Surf Guide

Greenmount Surf Guide

Greenmount on the Gold Coast is a very sheltered beach and point break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the south southeast with some shelter here from east winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks peel to the right The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Greenmount Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	2	fairly consistent	21.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Greenmount:

The best conditions reported for surf at Greenmount occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Greenmount (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Greenmount with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in August while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 98% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

98%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Greenmount Location Map

Interactive Greenmount surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Greenmount is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Greenmount is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 97 km (60 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Greenmount Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 03:12 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 21
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Greenmount

Current tide and informaton

For Point Danger, Australia, 1 km from Greenmount.

Next High Water: 01:14pm | 1.28m

Next Low Water: 07:10am | 0.45m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Greenmount Sea Temperature

The Greenmount water temperature is warm (21.9 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 21.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite