The Spit surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for The Spit at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.4
NE
1.1
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.4
E
1.9
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)101010101478888888999999999911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26024523522561117162171233461614720820934106099290999711461146614541449875
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.43
10:44PM
1.64
10:59AM
1.30
11:38PM
1.61
11:53AM
1.17
12:42AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.29
5:06AM
0.41
4:57PM
0.35
6:12AM
0.51
5:49PM
0.43
7:35AM
0.58
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
Sunset-5:55-------5:54-------5:52------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1111111------------
Temp. °C252422222221222324242323232323252525232222222225
Feels °C (?)232221212120212121212021212120212122212021212124
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