The Spit surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 05 Nov 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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for The Spit at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888888899899988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3535353589943550515055535939395590909088868482104
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
1.66
7:48PM
1.36
8:22AM
1.74
8:34PM
1.29
9:09AM
1.77
9:23PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.10
1:52PM
0.20
1:45AM
0.09
2:44PM
0.21
2:27AM
0.11
3:39PM
0.24
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise--4:52-------4:50-------4:50-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:07-------6:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211920232323212018181921222220191918192122222120
Feels °C (?)181618201918181916161819181918181918202021212019
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