Gold & Sunshine Coast Report Issued 5.35am 5th February 2024

Wind:

Gold Coast: Light NE this morning, becoming 10-15kts this afternoon

Sunshine Coast: light E/NE this morning becoming 10-12kts this afternoon

Swell:

There’s a 1.5m SE swell offshore, but it refracting onto the coast more Easterly and is smaller, about 0.5-1m and uneven

Tides:

High: 4.30am & 4.15pm … Low 11am

Best waves:

The wind blew onshore all night. It’s very light now but wave quality is poor and based on the wind forecast, won’t improve during the day. There’s a few lumpy peaks at Duranbah so if you’re desperate for a surf, there, or a trip south of the border might find a bit more size and power.  

Best Beaches:

The forecast is for a partly cloudy day on the Gold Coast and sunny on the Sunshine Coast. Make sure you use sun protection and swim only in the patrolled areas marked by the red and yellow flags, particularly this morning on the ebb tide, when the water draining off the beach enhances the rips and sweep working around the inshore holes and gutters

Regarding rips and sweep, we recommend you have a look at the Learn to Read the Beach article on this page and look at the videos on how to spot and survive rips below this report

With onshore winds for the past couple of days, bluebottles may have been blown or washed inshore. Check along the tide line before you go in the water, look for stinger warning signs in the patrolled areas, or ask the beach patrol if there’s any about