QLD · GOLD COAST
TODAY · 05:00

Gold Coast fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Wind 6 m/s S.

BITE
68/100
SWELL
WATER
20.1°C
WIND
6 m/s

Gold Coast (QLD) is rated HOLD · 68/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Fri, 21 Aug at 78/100. 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 · 75/10017:00–20:00 · 77/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Gold Coast: Fri, 21 Aug at 78/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 68 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 63
TUE
18
HOLD 63
WED
19
HOLD 63
THU
20
GO 73
FRI
21
GO 78
SAT
22
GO 73
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 6m/s S · Swell — · Water 20.1°C · Rain 18%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell — · Water 20.1°C · Rain 71%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell — · Water 20.0°C · Rain 61%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell — · Water 20.0°C · Rain 64%
Thu, 20 Aug · GO
73 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell — · Water 20.0°C · Rain 61%
Fri, 21 Aug · GO
78 /100
Wind 3m/s NNW · Swell — · Water 20.2°C · Rain 47%
Sat, 22 Aug · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s W · Swell — · Water 20.2°C · Rain 51%

TIDES — GOLD COAST SOUTHPORT

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

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
04:24
0.37m
High
10:30
1.60m
Low
16:54
0.22m
High
23:12
1.50m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
05:12
0.45m
High
11:06
1.45m
Low
17:30
0.30m
High
23:54
1.48m

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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