Gold Coast Surf Forecast
Free surf forecast for Gold Coast, Australia — 2 surf spots. Wave height, swell, wind, tide and live buoy conditions with a 16-day outlook, no subscription, updated daily on SwellByte.
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Top-rated of 2 spots each day
ThuOct 29Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.3ftFriOct 30Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.1ftbest 9amSatOct 31Top pickBurleigh Heads★★★★★2.7ftSunNov 1Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.0ftMonNov 2Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.1ftTueNov 3Burleigh Heads★★★★★1.9ftWedNov 4Burleigh Heads★★★★★1.1ftThuNov 5Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.5ftFriNov 6Burleigh Heads★★★★★4.1ftSatNov 7Burleigh Heads★★★★★4.0ftSunNov 8Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.6ftMonNov 9Snapper Rocks★★★★★2.7ftTueNov 10Snapper Rocks★★★★★3.1ftWedNov 11Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.0ftThuNov 12Burleigh Heads★★★★★4.1ftbest 9amFriNov 13Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.9ftbest 6pm
Surf spots in Gold Coast
Best wind spot in Gold Coast
Where the wind is best for kitesurfing, wing foiling and windsurfing over the next few days — rated on cross-shore direction and strength in knots, not on waves.
- Sun 1 NovSnapper RocksFresh, cross-onshore, very gusty, best around 15:00
- Tue 3 NovSnapper RocksModerate, cross-shore, best around 21:00
- Wed 4 NovSnapper RocksModerate, cross-onshore, best around 15:00
- Thu 5 NovSnapper RocksModerate, cross-shore, best around 12:00
Monthly conditions in Gold Coast
How often each surf size shows up by month, 2020–2024, measured near Snapper Rocks. Bars fill from the bottom by the share of days reaching each surf size; white at the top is smaller days. The percentage is the chance of a surfable day.
2–4ft4–6ft6–8ft8–12ft12ft+
Jan
90%
Feb
88%
Mar
83%
Apr
90%
May
90%
Jun
64%
Jul
70%
Aug
66%
Sep
76%
Oct
77%
Nov
63%
Dec
69%
Swell period
10s
10s
11s
10s
10s
11s
10s
10s
10s
10s
8s
10s
Water temp
78°F
79°F
78°F
77°F
74°F
71°F
69°F
69°F
71°F
72°F
73°F
75°F