QLD · BEACH · CALOUNDRA, SUNSHINE COAST

Golden Beach.

Golden Beach is surf gutters and beach holes in Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, with shore access. Sourced from the official listing, 9 September 2026.

Spot type
Beach
Access
Shore
Region
Caloundra, Sunshine Coast

Conditions today

Bite
55/100
Swell
0.9m
Wind
5m/s
Water
23.4°C

Golden Beach is rated HOLD · 55/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Wed, 4 Nov at 75/100.

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 Golden Beach: Sun 55 out of 100, Mon 63 out of 100, Tue 55 out of 100, Wed 75 out of 100, Thu 70 out of 100, Fri 63 out of 100, Sat 68 out of 100 55SunHOLD63MonHOLD55TueHOLD75WedGO70ThuGO63FriHOLD68SatHOLD

Tide today

Tide at Golden Beach: High 00:42 at 1.8 metres, Low 07:18 at 0.7 metres, High 12:42 at 1.3 metres, Low 18:48 at 0.4 metres 06:0012:0018:00 00:42 · 1.8m07:18 · 0.7m12:42 · 1.3m18:48 · 0.4m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Mooloolaba, 14.3 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing Golden Beach

A Sunshine Coast Council beach at Caloundra fronting the sheltered Pumicestone Passage, listed in the council's beaches and parks directory.

What's there

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

Best conditions: Sheltered water inside Pumicestone Passage rather than open surf, so it fishes when the ocean beaches are unworkable.

Facilities

ParkingToilets

Where it is

-26.82, 153.12 ± 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; this water sits inside the Moreton Bay Marine Park, so check the current zoning map and Queensland fisheries rules 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 Golden Beach from the shore?
Yes — Golden Beach has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Golden Beach?
Sheltered water inside Pumicestone Passage rather than open surf, so it fishes when the ocean beaches are unworkable.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Golden Beach?
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 Golden Beach come from the official source, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Source detail: Existence and public fishing access documented by the source listing; coordinates from OpenStreetMap and verified 0.21 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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