Gold Coast Surf

Gold Coast Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Gold Coast Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Gold Coast Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Gold Coast Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Gold Coast Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Gold Coast Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Gold Coast Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Gold Coast Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Gold Coast Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Gold Coast Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Fri		Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast
Rating	1	2	4	3	3	3	2	1	0	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.4 S	3.0 S	2.3 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.0 S	1.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.3 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.0 E
Period(s)	8	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	61	399	3184	1095	718	1224	481	216	139	320	216	313	267	295	331	263	231	163	130	124	107	138
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:27PM 1.72	12:11PM 1.17		12:05AM 1.48		1:09PM 1.21	1:02AM 1.59		2:10PM 1.29	2:00AM 1.52		3:12PM 1.39	3:02AM 1.46		4:10PM 1.52		4:03AM 1.27	5:08PM 1.48		5:07AM 1.24	5:59PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	4:36PM 0.68		6:27AM 0.59	5:28PM 0.72		7:11AM 0.56	6:31PM 0.74		8:07AM 0.41		7:46PM 0.74	8:38AM 0.18		9:05PM 0.70	9:38AM 0.40		10:17PM 0.57	10:28AM 0.33		11:26PM 0.51	11:16AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	4	2	5	7	1	-	4	4	11	2	-	-
High °C	19	15	18	18	16	16	17	19	20	20	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	20	19
Low °C	16	14	16	17	15	15	17	18	19	19	17	18	20	18	19	20	19	18	17	16	17	18
Chill °C (?)	19	14	17	17	16	15	16	19	20	20	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	4:57	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:57
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.4 E	2.2 SSE	0.3 E	0.3 E	1.8 SSE	0.3 E	1.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.7 S	0.1 E	0.4 S	1.5 E	0.3 S	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	12	9	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.1 NE	0.3 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 E	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.4 S	0.1 E	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	8	12	10	12	9	11	8	8	8	8	10	10	15	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	1.4 S	3.0 S	2.3 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.0 S	1.7 SSE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 E	1.7 E	-	1.5 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	3	10	11	10	10	9	9	6	6	7	7	7	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5

	Friday 05				Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Mon
	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Palm beach QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast
Rating	0	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.5 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	1.4 S	2.5 S	2.1 SSE	3.0 S	2.3 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period(s)	9	8	9	9	10	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	32	61	356	128	399	2122	1031	3184	1065	1095	1163	1026	718	739	1530	1224	506	481	439	435	216	342
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	11:33AM 1.01				11:27PM 1.72				12:11PM 1.17				12:05AM 1.48					1:09PM 1.21				1:02AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)			4:36PM 0.68				6:39AM 0.42				5:23PM 0.40					7:11AM 0.56			6:18PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	16	15	14	13	13	16	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	16	15	17	16	18	19	18
Chill °C (?)	19	19	16	14	13	12	12	15	17	17	15	15	16	14	14	15	14	16	16	18	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:55	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.5 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.4 E	1.7 SSE	0.9 SE	2.2 SSE	0.3 E	0.3 E	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	0.3 E	0.3 E	2.0 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.1 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 SE	0.2 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	18	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.4 SW	1.2 S	0.5 SW	1.4 S	2.5 S	2.1 SSE	3.0 S	2.3 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	-	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	2	3	9	3	10	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	6	6

	Friday 05													Saturday 06
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Broadbeach QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast
Rating	0	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 E	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.7 SSE	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10
Energy	32	33	32	32	61	61	77	41	356	364	125	128	128	399	399	399	798	2122	2245	2922	1031	1052
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:33AM 1.01												11:27PM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)							4:36PM 0.68	5:52PM 0.43													6:39AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	16	17	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 E	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.1 SSE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.2 SSE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE
Period (s)	-	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	9	9	3	3	3	10	10	10	9	11	11	11	10	10