Gold Coast Surf

Detailed Gold Coast surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Gold Coast. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Gold Coast. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Gold Coast over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Gold Coast and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Gold Coast Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Gold Coast Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Gold Coast coastline are also listed below.

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	Mon	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Palm beach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Palm beach QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Narrow Neck QLD - Gold Coast	Narrow Neck QLD - Gold Coast	Nobby's Beach QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.0 E	2.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	1.3 S	0.5 E	1.2 S
Period(s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	10
Energy	1680	1688	1871	1179	1601	1423	689	528	648	363	290	237	169	130	116	112	105	127	59	309	88	321
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:52AM 1.25		4:51PM 1.54		4:41AM 1.18	5:40PM 1.40		6:00AM 1.21	6:19PM 1.48		6:41AM 1.17		7:22PM 1.59	6:57AM 1.05		7:59PM 1.64	8:44AM 0.96		9:33PM 1.47	8:20AM 1.01		8:58PM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)		10:22AM 0.50		11:03PM 0.46	11:02AM 0.16		1:16AM 0.51	12:02PM 0.29		1:01AM 0.46	12:36PM 0.27		1:44AM 0.44	12:48PM 0.18	1:09PM 0.26	2:26AM 0.42		1:24PM 0.19			2:19PM 0.29	3:41AM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	5	3	3	-	1	-	3	12	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	18	19	19	16	20	19	15	20	20	15	18	18	14
Low °C	19	21	21	19	20	20	19	21	19	15	16	17	14	18	18	14	17	16	11	15	16	12
Chill °C (?)	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	18	18	18	14	20	18	13	20	20	14	18	18	13
Sunrise	-	6:24	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.0 E	2.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	1.3 S	0.4 SSE	1.2 S
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.5 S	0.2 SSE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	17	15	14	-	12	11	8	11	10	5	5	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	10	10	9	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 N	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	0.3 WNW	0.7 W	0.3 WSW	0.4 W	-	0.3 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	-	2	3	2	3	-	3

	Mon		Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Palm beach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.0 E	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 E	2.3 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.6 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.5 E
Period(s)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy	1663	1699	1680	1754	1558	1688	1681	1871	1867	1866	1179	1798	1660	1601	1422	1423	1281	1156	689	929	896	528
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	4:07PM 1.21			3:52AM 1.25					4:51PM 1.54				4:41AM 1.18				5:40PM 1.40				5:28AM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)		10:00PM 0.48					10:22AM 0.50				11:03PM 0.46				11:03AM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	21
Chill °C (?)	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.0 E	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 E	2.3 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.6 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.5 E
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 S	0.1 NE
Period (s)	-	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	-	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	8	8	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 25							Tuesday 26
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1835	1663	1663	1693	1699	1699	1729	1729	1680	1710	1726	1754	1724	1558	1558	1557	1557	1688	1689	1653	1681	1680
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:07PM 1.21											3:52AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)						10:00PM 0.48													10:24AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1
High °C	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-