QLD · GOLD COAST
TODAY · 05:00

Gold Coast fishing forecast

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Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Wind 3 m/s NW.

BITE
75/100
SWELL
WATER
20.2°C
WIND
3 m/s

Gold Coast (QLD) is rated GO · 75/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Tue, 4 Aug at 75/100. In season now: Snapper, Bream, Tailor, Whiting, Pearl perch.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 80/10017:00–20:00 · 82/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Gold Coast: Tue, 4 Aug at 75/100.

TUE · TODAY
4
GO 75 · 05:00
WED
5
GO 75
THU
6
GO 75
FRI
7
GO 75
SAT
8
GO 75
SUN
9
GO 75
MON
10
GO 75
Per-day detail
Tue, 4 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s NW · Swell — · Water 20.2°C · Rain 8%
Wed, 5 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s WNW · Swell — · Water 20.4°C · Rain 2%
Thu, 6 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s S · Swell — · Water 20.4°C · Rain 4%
Fri, 7 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s S · Swell — · Water 20.4°C · Rain 33%
Sat, 8 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell — · Water 20.4°C · Rain 22%
Sun, 9 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s WNW · Swell — · Water 20.4°C · Rain 12%
Mon, 10 Aug · GO
75 /100
Wind 3m/s W · Swell — · Water 20.4°C · Rain 8%

TIDES — GOLD COAST SOUTHPORT

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Gold Coast Southport tide station, 5.8 km away — high reliability.

Tue, 4 Aug

Low
06:06
0.46m
High
11:54
1.41m
Low
18:18
0.31m

Wed, 5 Aug

High
00:48
1.53m
Low
07:06
0.51m
High
12:48
1.29m
Low
19:06
0.36m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Gold Coast (QLD) waters for August. Verify current QLD DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

SnapperBreamTailorWhitingPearl perch
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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