QLD · GOLD COAST
TODAY · 05:00

Gold Coast fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Wind 7 m/s SSE.

BITE
65/100
SWELL
WATER
21.5°C
WIND
7 m/s
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Gold Coast (QLD) is rated HOLD · 65/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Sat, 26 Sept at 78/100. In season now: Snapper, Bream, Whiting, Flathead, Tailor, Mahi mahi (early).

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 · 75/10017:00–20:00 · 77/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Gold Coast: Sat, 26 Sept at 78/100.

7-day outlook for Gold Coast: Tue 65 out of 100, Wed 58 out of 100, Thu 63 out of 100, Fri 63 out of 100, Sat 78 out of 100, Sun 75 out of 100, Mon 65 out of 100 65TueHOLD58WedHOLD63ThuHOLD63FriHOLD78SatGO75SunGO65MonHOLD
TUE · TODAY
22
HOLD 65 · 05:00
WED
23
HOLD 58
THU
24
HOLD 63
FRI
25
HOLD 63
SAT
26
GO 78
SUN
27
GO 75
MON
28
HOLD 65
Per-day detail
Tue, 22 Sept · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 14 kts SSE · Swell — · Water 21.5°C · Rain 0%
Wed, 23 Sept · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 11 kts SE · Swell — · Water 21.6°C · Rain 81%
Thu, 24 Sept · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 11 kts ESE · Swell — · Water 21.7°C · Rain 80%
Fri, 25 Sept · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 9.1 kts SE · Swell — · Water 21.8°C · Rain 59%
Sat, 26 Sept · GO
78 /100
Wind 5.8 kts ENE · Swell — · Water 22.0°C · Rain 33%
Sun, 27 Sept · GO
75 /100
Wind 6.7 kts SE · Swell — · Water 21.9°C · Rain 16%
Mon, 28 Sept · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 13 kts SSE · Swell — · Water 21.8°C · Rain 12%

TIDES — GOLD COAST SOUTHPORT

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

Tue, 22 Sept

Tide at Gold Coast: High 05:12 at 1.6 metres, Low 12:18 at 0.5 metres, High 18:00 at 1 metres, Low 23:06 at 0.6 metres 06:0012:0018:00 05:12 · 1.6m12:18 · 0.5m18:00 · 1m23:06 · 0.6m
High
05:12
1.6m
Low
12:18
0.5m
High
18:00
1.0m
Low
23:06
0.6m

Wed, 23 Sept

High
05:54
1.6m
Low
12:48
0.4m
High
18:36
1.1m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

SnapperBreamWhitingFlatheadTailorMahi mahi (early)
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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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