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Next high tide at Gold Coast, QLD: 17:00 GMT+10, 0.76 m
Heights relative to MSL. 2026-04-27.
Coef. 74Tide times at Gold Coast, QLD on Monday, 27 April 2026: first low tide at 11:00, first high tide at 17:00, second low tide at 23:00. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 17:18.
Tide curve — next 24 hours
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.
7-day tide table
| Day | Type | Time | Height | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Apr | Low | 11:00 | -0.3m | 74 |
| High | 17:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 23:00 | -0.2m | ||
| Tue 28 Apr | High | 05:00 | 0.9m | 89 |
| Low | 11:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 18:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Wed 29 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.3m | 94 |
| High | 06:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 12:00 | -0.5m | ||
| High | 18:00 | 0.9m | ||
| Thu 30 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.3m | 98 |
| High | 06:00 | 0.8m | ||
| Low | 12:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 19:00 | 1.0m | ||
| Fri 01 May | Low | 01:00 | -0.3m | 77 |
| High | 07:00 | 0.7m | ||
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | ||
| Sat 02 May | High | 08:00 | 0.6m | 100 |
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 20:00 | 1.1m | ||
| Sun 03 May | Low | 14:00 | -0.4m | 95 |
| High | 21:00 | 1.0m |
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.
Sun & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Moonrise
- 14:10
- Moonset
- 01:47
- Moon phase
- Waxing gibbous (75% illuminated)
Current conditions
- Wind
- 18.5 m/s @ 143°
- Wave height
- —
- Wave period
- —
- Water temp
- 23.0 °C
As of 11:00 local time. Conditions refresh daily.
Solunar 7-day rating
The angler tradition that rates each day for fish-bite likelihood using moon transits and rise/set. One to five stars. Not a scientific forecast.
- Mon★★★★★
- Tue★★★★★
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- Thu★★★★★
- Fri★★★★★
- Sat★★★★★
- Sun★★★★★
Best windows Mon 27 Apr
Suggested time slots at Gold Coast, QLD, derived from the tide, sun, moon, and conditions data on this page. Rough guidance, not a forecast.
Spring & neap tides at Gold Coast, QLD
Next spring tide on Sat 02 May (range 1.5m). Last neap on Mon 27 Apr. Next neap on Fri 01 May.
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.
Common questions about tides at Gold Coast, QLD
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8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Apr | Low | 11:00 | -0.3m |
| High | 17:00 | 0.8m | |
| Low | 23:00 | -0.2m | |
| Tue 28 Apr | High | 05:00 | 0.9m |
| Low | 11:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 18:00 | 0.8m | |
| Wed 29 Apr | Low | 00:00 | -0.3m |
| 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 | |
| Sat 02 May | High | 08:00 | 0.6m |
| Low | 13:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 20:00 | 1.1m | |
| Sun 03 May | Low | 14:00 | -0.4m |
| High | 21:00 | 1.0m | |
| Mon 04 May | Low | 03:00 | -0.3m |
| High | 09:00 | 0.5m |
Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T00:14:12.902Z.
Read about how these predictions are made on the methodology page. Unfamiliar with terms like spring tide or datum? See the glossary.
Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T00:14:12.902Z. Predictions refresh daily.