QLD · ESTUARY · COOMBABAH CREEK, GOLD COAST

Coombabah Fishing Platform.

Coombabah Fishing Platform is tidal estuary water in Coombabah Creek, Gold Coast, with shore access. Anglers target Bream, Flathead, Whiting and more. Sourced from the official listing, 13 September 2026.

Spot type
Estuary
Access
Shore
Species
8
Region
Coombabah Creek, Gold Coast

Conditions today

Bite
53/100
Swell
1.6m
Wind
8m/s
Water
21.4°C

Coombabah Fishing Platform is rated HOLD · 53/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Sat, 19 Sept at 75/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-09-16 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

The week

7-day outlook for Coombabah Fishing Platform: Wed 53 out of 100, Thu 50 out of 100, Fri 50 out of 100, Sat 75 out of 100, Sun 75 out of 100, Mon 70 out of 100, Tue 73 out of 100 53WedHOLD50ThuHOLD50FriHOLD75SatGO75SunGO70MonGO73TueGO

Tide today

Tide at Coombabah Fishing Platform: Low 05:42 at 0.6 metres, High 11:00 at 1.2 metres, Low 17:18 at 0.4 metres 06:0012:0018:00 05:42 · 0.6m11:00 · 1.2m17:18 · 0.4m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Gold Coast Southport, 9.2 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Hinze Dam Eastern Boat Ramp is scoring 5 higher, 20 km SW from here.

Hinze Dam Eastern Boat Ramp 20 km SW +5

Scored the same way as Coombabah Fishing Platform and adjusted for each spot's own exposure, so a sheltered estuary can beat an open platform on the same weather. Distances are straight-line.

Fishing Coombabah Fishing Platform

A City of Gold Coast concrete jetty on Coombabah Creek beside the public boat ramp at the northern end of The Esplanade, opposite the mouth of Saltwater Creek. The council notes both creeks are protected fish habitat and important nursery areas.

What's there

BreamFlatheadWhitingMangrove JackTrevallyQueenfishEstuary CodSquid

Best conditions: The last of the run-in and the run-out tide.

Facilities

Boat_rampParking

Where it is

-27.88, 153.38 ± 2 km

Approximate area, not an exact mark. Fishare publishes fishing spots to a ~2 km range — the spot is somewhere inside this circle.

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Check the rules first

QLD saltwater regs SSOT; check current Queensland fisheries rules, Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning and the Coombabah Fish Habitat Area before fishing.

Bag limits, size limits and closures are set by the Queensland fisheries authority and change through the year. Fishare tracks the current rules on the QLD fishing regulations page — check it before you keep a fish.

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Coombabah Fishing Platform?
Bream, Flathead, Whiting, Mangrove Jack, Trevally, Queenfish, Estuary Cod, Squid. Species listed are those the source records for this spot — seasons and what is actually biting change through the year, so check the current forecast before you go.
Can you fish Coombabah Fishing Platform from the shore?
Yes — Coombabah Fishing Platform has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Coombabah Fishing Platform?
The last of the run-in and the run-out tide.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Coombabah Fishing Platform?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Queensland fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Queensland regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Coombabah Fishing Platform come from the official source, retrieved 13 September 2026.

Source detail: Species and tides from the City of Gold Coast platform page. The jetty has no name in OpenStreetMap, so the coordinate is the adjacent OpenStreetMap slipway, which sits within 75 m of the council's own map pin. Queensland marine park zoning service places this point in or beside the Moreton Bay Marine Park Habitat Protection Zone and the Coombabah Fish Habitat Area; no green zone within 300 m. Coordinates from the OpenStreetMap boat ramp beside the jetty, 0.37 km from the baked coastline.

Conditions change. Access closes, sand moves and structure shifts — check locally before you travel a long way.

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