Most Gold Coast beaches are closed today due to heavy seas and dangerous inshore conditions.

Greenmount, Coolangatta, Kirra, North Kirra, Bilinga and 4^th Ave Burleigh are open.

Lifeguards will continually monitor our beaches and advise beachgoers accordingly.

There is also a hazardous surf condition warning from the Bureau of Meteorology.

All Gold Coast beaches are closed today due to worsening inshore conditions and a rising swell.

Beachgoers are advised to avoid walking along the beach, especially with children as tidal surges are very strong and people may be swept off their feet.

The safest vantage points to view the surf are from dedicated pathways and  oceanways.

All beaches will be closed today due to dangerous inshore conditions and heavy seas.

Beachgoers are advised to avoid walking along the beach, especially with children as tidal surges are very strong and people may be swept off their feet.

The safest vantage points to view the surf are from dedicated pathways and  oceanways.

All Gold Coast beaches are closed to swimming today following a hazardous surf warning for local waters due to powerful surf and swell conditions today and tomorrow.

City Lifeguards have closed all beaches to swimming and are advising people to stay out of the water and be careful in surf-exposed areas

All Gold Coast beaches are closed to swimming today following a hazardous surf warning for local waters due to powerful surf and swell conditions today. 

City Lifeguards are advising people to stay out of the water and be careful in surf exposed areas.

The Spit beach, Coolangatta Beach and Surfers Paradise Beach are closed until next Monday 20 April in an effort to help stop the spread of Covid19. The closure will be reviewed again on this date. 

Coolangatta Beach is closed from Greenmount Point to the Coolangatta Groyne.

Surfers Paradise is closed from Clifford St Tower 33 to South Narrowneck Tower 37 adjacent to Higman St.

The Spit, from Tower 42 adjacent to Seaworld, north to the Rock Wall adjacent to Tower 46 is closed. 

Please note, beach and oceanside car parks from Broadwater Parklands to Coolangatta are also closed.

       The City is aware of a potential recreational water quality concern at the Currumbin Rock Pools. The swimming area is now closed to the public and signage has been erected on site.

        Daily water sampling will be carried out and the area will not be reopened until values return to acceptable levels. 

        The City’s Catchment Management Unit monitors the health of our recreational waters and provides management plans to support healthy waterways.​

        Community safety is our first priority and we apologise for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience and assistance.

The Spit beach, including the off leash dog area, is closed from Lifeguard Tower 42 Adjacent to Seaworld north to the Rock Wall adjacent to Tower 46.

The beach has been closed in an effort to stop the spread of Covid19. 

Water quality testing has revealed that water quality at the Currumbin Rock Pools has returned within acceptable levels and warning signage has today been removed.

It is recommended that users continue to exercise caution when swimming, especially after rainfall.  Stormwater runoff can increase bacterial levels in the water and make it unsafe for swimming.

As a precaution, the City recommends to avoid swimming during and up to three (3) days after rainfall at the Currumbin Rock Pools.

Mayor Tom Tate has just announced that as of midnight Tuesday, the Spit, Surfers Paradise and Coolangatta beach will be closed.

"The beaches are proving to be magnets for day visitors from Brisbane," he said.

"The balance of beaches will remain open for our residents so they can continue to exercise.

"However, we will monitor that situation and if we see groups starting to gather at those beaches, we will have to close those as well.

"We are working through the finer details now including having parking officers redeployed to The Spit to monitor illegal parking up there

"We didn’t want to get to this, but the weekend showed me that a small number of people aren’t listening."

Coolangatta Beach will be closed from Greenmount Point to the Coolangatta Groyne

Surfers Paradise will be closed from Clifford St Tower 33 to South Narrowneck Tower 37 adjacent to Higman St.

The Spit from Tower 42 Adjacent to Seaworld to the Rock Wall adjacent to Tower 46

Sand Angels nab world record

It’s official! The Gold Coast now holds the World Record for the most people making sand angels simultaneously on a beach.

The City of Gold Coast received official notification this week that the November attempt - where 1624 angels gathered at Kurrawa Beach - was successful.

Mayor Tom Tate said almost $30,000 was raised on the day to support farmers through charity Drought Angels.

"This was a show of Gold Coast community spirit at its very best,” Mayor Tate said.

“It was a truly wonderful morning and I can’t wait until we are able to do another event like this one sometime in the future, once the pandemic is behind us.”

Groundwater Music Festival Director Mark Duckworth said the festival team couldn't be happier to be a part of this world record.

“The beach and the Gold Coast people are such a big part of our festival and we could not be prouder of the result."

Under the banner of We are Gold Coast, the City of Gold Coast joined forces with Groundwater Music Festival to deliver the community event.

Link to world record confirmation: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-people-making-sand-angels-simultaneously

Mayor Tom Tate said Surfers Paradise and Coolangatta beaches would reopen as of noon today.

“The Spit beach, along with all beach front car parks, will continue to remain closed until further notice,” he said.

“Red and yellow flags will remain down across all beaches, however our lifeguards will continue to conduct general surveillance.”

Mayor Tate said according to lifeguard reports, behaviour on beaches had been good with the majority of people abiding by social distancing measures.

“Gold Coasters are really showing they can do the right thing in an effort to overcome this virus. I encourage people to continue to exercise in their own neighbourhoods as much as possible,” he said.

The Spit is closed from Lifeguard Tower 42 Adjacent to Seaworld north to the Rock Wall adjacent to Tower 46.