QLD · GOLD COAST
TODAY · 05:00

Gold Coast fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Wind 5 m/s NNE.

BITE
58/100
SWELL
—
WATER
23.6°C
WIND
5 m/s
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Gold Coast (QLD) is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Tue, 17 Nov at 68/100. In season now: Whiting, Flathead, Mangrove jack, Mahi mahi, Spanish mackerel.

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 · 80/10018:00–21:00 · 80/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Gold Coast: Tue, 17 Nov at 68/100.

7-day outlook for Gold Coast: Fri 58 out of 100, Sat 58 out of 100, Sun 55 out of 100, Mon 45 out of 100, Tue 68 out of 100, Wed 63 out of 100, Thu 65 out of 100 58FriHOLD58SatHOLD55SunHOLD45MonHOLD68TueHOLD63WedHOLD65ThuHOLD
FRI · TODAY
13
HOLD 58 · 05:00
SAT
14
HOLD 58
SUN
15
HOLD 55
MON
16
HOLD 45
TUE
17
HOLD 68
WED
18
HOLD 63
THU
19
HOLD 65
Per-day detail
Fri, 13 Nov · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 11 kts NNE · Swell — · Water 23.6°C · Rain 99%
Sat, 14 Nov · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 8.8 kts NNW · Swell — · Water 23.3°C · Rain 96%
Sun, 15 Nov · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 10 kts NW · Swell — · Water 23.3°C · Rain 92%
Mon, 16 Nov · HOLD
45 /100
Wind 8.4 kts SW · Swell — · Water 23.8°C · Rain 98%
Tue, 17 Nov · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 11 kts SE · Swell — · Water 23.6°C · Rain 43%
Wed, 18 Nov · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 10 kts SSE · Swell — · Water 23.2°C · Rain 59%
Thu, 19 Nov · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 8.4 kts SE · Swell — · Water 23.3°C · Rain 27%

TIDES — GOLD COAST SOUTHPORT

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

Fri, 13 Nov

Tide at Gold Coast: Low 05:00 at 0.6 metres, High 10:06 at 1.1 metres, Low 16:12 at 0.4 metres, High 23:06 at 1.6 metres 06:0012:0018:00 05:00 · 0.6m10:06 · 1.1m16:12 · 0.4m23:06 · 1.6m
Low
05:00
0.6m
High
10:06
1.1m
Low
16:12
0.4m
High
23:06
1.6m

Sat, 14 Nov

Low
05:48
0.7m
High
10:48
1.1m
Low
16:48
0.4m
High
23:54
1.5m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

WhitingFlatheadMangrove jackMahi mahiSpanish mackerel

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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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