QLD · ESTUARY · THE SPIT, GOLD COAST SEAWAY

Doug Jennings Park.

Doug Jennings Park is tidal estuary water in The Spit, Gold Coast Seaway, with shore access. Sourced from the official listing, 13 September 2026.

Spot type
Estuary
Access
Shore
Region
The Spit, Gold Coast Seaway

Conditions today

Bite
55/100
Swell
0.6m
Wind
5m/s
Water
23.0°C

Doug Jennings Park is rated HOLD · 55/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Sat, 7 Nov at 73/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-11-01 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

The week

7-day outlook for Doug Jennings Park: Sun 55 out of 100, Mon 58 out of 100, Tue 58 out of 100, Wed 65 out of 100, Thu 65 out of 100, Fri 65 out of 100, Sat 73 out of 100 55SunHOLD58MonHOLD58TueHOLD65WedHOLD65ThuHOLD65FriHOLD73SatGO

Tide today

Tide at Doug Jennings Park: High 00:48 at 1.7 metres, Low 07:36 at 0.5 metres, High 13:00 at 1.1 metres, Low 19:00 at 0.4 metres 06:0012:0018:00 00:48 · 1.7m07:36 · 0.5m13:00 · 1.1m19:00 · 0.4m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Gold Coast Southport, 2.7 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing Doug Jennings Park

A 30 hectare park on The Spit between the Broadwater and the Gold Coast Seaway, managed by Gold Coast Waterways Authority and listed by the City of Gold Coast as a popular spot for fishing, surfing and boating.

What's there

The source doesn't list target species for this spot.

Facilities

ParkingToilets

Where it is

-27.94, 153.42 ± 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 and marine park zoning 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

Can you fish Doug Jennings Park from the shore?
Yes — Doug Jennings Park has shore access.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Doug Jennings Park?
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 Doug Jennings Park come from the official source, retrieved 13 September 2026.

Source detail: Fishing named by the City of Gold Coast park finder. Coordinates from the OpenStreetMap park feature, 0.79 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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