Surf Forecast Surf Report

The Spit surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 05 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Spit sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for The Spit at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.6
ESE
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888878777777889999999998899999999999999999999101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)300310486395395385336336191191259160251156126103103134153280220269269449326397415443453424441595662784976101261455160183282882878475882680880874084410371060119412241320123212571300132213482238
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
1.03
3:33AM
1.39
4:42PM
1.11
4:30AM
1.36
5:27PM
1.21
5:17AM
1.33
6:05PM
1.32
5:57AM
1.31
6:40PM
1.41
6:35AM
1.29
7:14PM
1.49
7:11AM
1.27
7:48PM
1.56
7:47AM
1.24
8:22PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
0.62
10:30AM
0.43
10:12PM
0.60
11:08AM
0.39
11:10PM
0.55
11:40AM
0.35
11:58PM
0.51
12:11PM
0.31
12:41AM
0.47
12:40PM
0.28
1:22AM
0.44
1:10PM
0.26
2:02AM
0.42
1:41PM
0.26
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:13-------6:15-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-----
Sunset-5:10-------5:09-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06--
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Rain (mm)
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