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Tide times at Gold Coast, QLD on Tuesday, 28 April 2026: first high tide at 05:00, first low tide at 11:00, second high tide at 18:00. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 17:17.
Next 24 hours at Gold Coast, QLD
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.
Sun, moon and conditions on Tue 28 Apr
Conditions as of 02:00 local time. Refreshes daily.
Highs and lows next 7 days
All extrema (7 days)
| Day | Type | Time | Height | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 28 Apr | High | 05:00 | 0.9m | 88 |
| Low | 11:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 18:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Wed 29 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.2m | 93 |
| High | 06:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 12:00 | -0.5m | ||
| High | 18:00 | 0.9m | ||
| Thu 30 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.3m | 97 |
| High | 06:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 12:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 19:00 | 1.0m | ||
| Fri 01 May | Low | 01:00 | -0.3m | 100 |
| High | 07:00 | 0.7m | ||
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 19:00 | 1.1m | ||
| Sat 02 May | Low | 02:00 | -0.3m | 99 |
| High | 08:00 | 0.6m | ||
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 20:00 | 1.1m | ||
| Sun 03 May | Low | 02:00 | -0.2m | 95 |
| High | 08:00 | 0.6m | ||
| Low | 14:00 | -0.3m | ||
| High | 21:00 | 1.1m | ||
| Mon 04 May | Low | 03:00 | -0.2m | 49 |
| High | 09:00 | 0.5m |
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.
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Cycle dates near Gold Coast, QLD
Next spring tide on Fri 01 May (range 1.5m). Next neap on Tue 28 Apr.
Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.
About tides at Gold Coast, QLD
The Gold Coast is the long open Pacific-facing strip running south from Southport to Coolangatta, fifty-odd kilometres of beach and surf and the river-mouth at the Gold Coast Seaway. The tide signature reads close to the Sydney pattern — semidiurnal, two highs and two lows about twelve and a half hours apart, mean range about 1.3 metres at the Seaway, climbing toward 1.8 on spring tides. That's a modest swing, but for the open beach, the Seaway entrance, and the inner-river reaches up the Coomera and the Nerang, the timing matters. The Seaway runs hard on the change of tide — currents through the rock-walled entrance can exceed three knots, and the tidal pool either side of the Seaway is the local benchmark for slack-water timing. The wide beaches at Surfers Paradise and Burleigh widen by 10–15 metres at low water; the dawn beach-walk crowd reads the table to time their out-and-back. Surfers at Snapper Rocks and Kirra read the same table for the way low water reshapes the inside section. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, gridded ocean-model output. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the Maritime Safety Queensland service run the authoritative gauges.
Tide questions about Gold Coast, QLD
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7-day tide table — Gold Coast, QLD
Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
| Day | Type | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 28 Apr | High | 05:00 | 0.9m |
| Low | 11:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 18:00 | 0.8m | |
| Wed 29 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.2m |
| High | 06:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 12:00 | -0.5m | |
| High | 18:00 | 0.9m | |
| Thu 30 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.3m |
| High | 06:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 12:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 19:00 | 1.0m | |
| Fri 01 May | Low | 01:00 | -0.3m |
| High | 07:00 | 0.7m | |
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 19:00 | 1.1m | |
| Sat 02 May | Low | 02:00 | -0.3m |
| High | 08:00 | 0.6m | |
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 20:00 | 1.1m | |
| Sun 03 May | Low | 02:00 | -0.2m |
| High | 08:00 | 0.6m | |
| Low | 14:00 | -0.3m | |
| High | 21:00 | 1.1m | |
| Mon 04 May | Low | 03:00 | -0.2m |
| High | 09:00 | 0.5m |
Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T15:20:29.931Z.
Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T15:20:29.931Z. Predictions refresh daily.