Check the Beach

Sandy Beach

Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia

Sandy Beach 1 photo

  • Looking out to Moreton Bay from Cabbage Tree Point, Steiglitz, 2022

    Looking out to Moreton Bay from Cabbage Tree Point, Steiglitz, 2022. Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:59 pm
6 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
2.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
75%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am85
3.9Poor7 am85
3.7Poor8 am95
3.7Poor9 am96
3.8Poor10 am106
4.0Fair11 am127
4.0Fair12 pm159
4.1Fair1 pm159
4.0Fair2 pm159
3.9Poor3 pm1610
3.9Poor4 pm159
4.2Fair5 pm128
Sat
4.2Fair6 am74
2.9Poor7 am74
4.3Fair8 am63
4.1Fair9 am42
4.1Fair10 am106
3.0Poor11 am138
3.2Poor12 pm1610
3.8Poor1 pm149
3.7Poor2 pm1610
3.6Poor3 pm138
3.5Poor4 pm149
3.5Poor5 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.5 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.4 mLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 5 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 5 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 49%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 5 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.8 km3 miJacobs Well (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miSouthport Flying Club (SHQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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