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Location Statistics

The area has a subtropical climate characterised by hot and humid summers, and mild winters.

There are distinct wet and dry seasons, where winter and early spring tend to be dry with sunny skies and late spring through to autumn tend to be wetter and most of the rains tend to be caused by thunderstorms.

The wet season also carries the risks of cyclones, however these are rare compared to up north. Rather, east coast lows cause more extreme weather events, potentially ex-tropical cyclones in summer, but are usually most commonly caused from passing cold fronts in winter. These lows are a factor that make the wet and dry seasons less pronounced as those seen up north.

The Gold Coast Seaway is exposed to the ocean, but should be fairly representative of the conditions on the coast, noting that it will be calmer inland and at a slightly more extreme temperature range with less ocean buffering.

Site name: Gold Coast Seaway, QLD

Site number: 040764

Elevation: 3 m

Status: Open (commenced 1987)

Mean Temps

Annual: 25.3°C
Monthly low: 12.0 to 21.8°C
Monthly high: 21.2 to 28.8°C

Mean Rainfall

Annual: 1,330 mm
Monthly min: 0 to 21 mm
Monthly max: 164 to 631 mm

Seasonal Wind Roses for Gold Coast Seaway

These wind roses are based on limited data from early 2022 onwards.

Morning Winds (9am)

Afternoon Winds (3pm)

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Astronomical Information

Key astronomical information for various locations, Sunday February 23, 2025 - Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

Gold Coast Seaway

Sunrise:5:33 am Sunset:6:25 pm
Daylength:12:52 hr
Civil:5:10 am - 6:48 pm (13:38 hr)
Nautical:4:42 am - 7:16 pm (14:34 hr)

Moon Phases

moon icon Today
moon icon Fri 28th Feb
moon icon Fri 7th Mar
moon icon Fri 14th Mar
moon icon Sat 22nd Mar

Almanac of Key Astronomical Dates

Date Dawn Day Dusk Day Lengths Moon
Astro. Nautical Civil Sunrise Noon Sunset Civil Nautical Astro. Day Civil Nautical Rise Set
Dec 213:13am3:47am4:20am4:45am11:44am6:43pm7:08pm7:40pm8:15pm13:5814:4815:53moon icon11:07pm10:06am
Dec 283:17am3:52am4:24am4:49am11:47am6:46pm7:11pm7:43pm8:17pm13:5714:4715:52moon icon2:05am4:26pm
Jan 043:23am3:57am4:29am4:54am11:51am6:48pm7:13pm7:45pm8:18pm13:5414:4415:48moon icon8:54am10:02pm
Jan 113:29am4:03am4:34am4:59am11:54am6:48pm7:13pm7:45pm8:18pm13:4914:3915:42moon icon4:29pm1:47am
Jan 183:37am4:09am4:40am5:05am11:56am6:47pm7:12pm7:43pm8:16pm13:4214:3215:34moon icon9:34pm8:49am
Jan 253:44am4:16am4:47am5:11am11:58am6:45pm7:10pm7:40pm8:12pm13:3514:2315:24moon icon12:40am3:12pm
Jan 313:51am4:22am4:52am5:16am11:59am6:43pm7:07pm7:37pm8:08pm13:2714:1515:15moon icon6:41am8:01pm
Feb 073:58am4:28am4:58am5:21am12:00pm6:38pm7:02pm7:31pm8:02pm13:1714:0415:03moon icon2:20pmNo Set
Feb 144:05am4:35am5:04am5:27am12:00pm6:33pm6:56pm7:25pm7:55pm13:0713:5314:51moon icon7:34pm6:38am
Feb 214:11am4:40am5:09am5:32am11:59am6:27pm6:50pm7:18pm7:47pm12:5513:4114:38moon icon11:17pm12:58pm
Feb 284:17am4:46am5:14am5:36am11:58am6:20pm6:43pm7:11pm7:39pm12:4413:2914:25moon icon5:27am6:31pm
Mar 074:23am4:51am5:18am5:41am11:57am6:13pm6:35pm7:03pm7:31pm12:3213:1714:12moon icon1:19pm11:28pm
Mar 134:27am4:54am5:22am5:44am11:55am6:06pm6:29pm6:56pm7:24pm12:2213:0714:02moon icon5:36pm4:30am
Mar 204:31am4:59am5:26am5:48am11:53am5:59pm6:21pm6:48pm7:15pm12:1012:5513:49moon icon9:11pm10:48am
Mar 274:35am5:02am5:30am5:52am11:51am5:51pm6:13pm6:40pm7:07pm11:5912:4313:38moon icon3:04am4:24pm
Apr 044:39am5:07am5:34am5:56am11:49am5:42pm6:04pm6:31pm6:58pm11:4612:3013:24moon icon12:12pm10:21pm
Apr 114:43am5:10am5:37am6:00am11:47am5:34pm5:56pm6:24pm6:51pm11:3412:1913:14moon icon4:33pm4:12am
Apr 184:46am5:13am5:41am6:03am11:45am5:27pm5:49pm6:17pm6:44pm11:2312:0913:03moon icon8:44pm10:35am
Apr 254:49am5:17am5:44am6:07am11:44am5:20pm5:43pm6:11pm6:38pm11:1311:5912:54moon icon2:54am3:28pm
May 024:53am5:20am5:48am6:11am11:43am5:14pm5:37pm6:05pm6:33pm11:0311:4912:45moon icon10:58am9:13pm
May 094:56am5:24am5:52am6:15am11:42am5:09pm5:33pm6:01pm6:29pm10:5411:4112:37moon icon3:04pm3:00am
May 164:59am5:27am5:56am6:19am11:42am5:05pm5:29pm5:57pm6:25pm10:4611:3312:30moon icon7:35pm9:24am
May 235:02am5:31am5:59am6:23am11:43am5:02pm5:26pm5:54pm6:23pm10:3911:2712:24moon icon1:43am1:57pm
May 315:06am5:34am6:03am6:27am11:43am5:00pm5:24pm5:53pm6:21pm10:3211:2112:18moon icon10:27am9:07pm
Jun 075:09am5:37am6:06am6:31am11:45am4:59pm5:23pm5:52pm6:21pm10:2811:1712:15moon icon2:02pm2:39am
Jun 145:11am5:40am6:09am6:33am11:46am4:59pm5:23pm5:53pm6:21pm10:2611:1412:13moon icon7:29pm8:59am
Jun 215:13am5:41am6:11am6:35am11:48am5:00pm5:24pm5:54pm6:22pm10:2511:1412:12moon icon1:40am1:05pm
Jun 285:14am5:43am6:12am6:36am11:49am5:02pm5:26pm5:56pm6:24pm10:2611:1412:13moon icon9:01am7:53pm
Jul 055:14am5:43am6:12am6:36am11:50am5:04pm5:29pm5:58pm6:26pm10:2811:1712:15moon icon12:32pm1:26am
Jul 135:14am5:42am6:11am6:35am11:52am5:08pm5:32pm6:01pm6:29pm10:3311:2112:19moon icon7:25pm8:19am
Jul 205:12am5:40am6:09am6:33am11:52am5:12pm5:35pm6:04pm6:32pm10:3911:2612:24moon icon1:45am12:25pm
Jul 275:09am5:37am6:06am6:30am11:52am5:15pm5:39pm6:07pm6:35pm10:4611:3312:30moon icon8:08am7:39pm
Aug 035:06am5:34am6:02am6:25am11:52am5:19pm5:42pm6:10pm6:38pm10:5411:4012:37moon icon11:41am1:07am
Aug 105:01am5:29am5:57am6:20am11:51am5:23pm5:46pm6:13pm6:41pm11:0311:4912:45moon icon6:16pm6:54am
Aug 184:55am5:22am5:50am6:13am11:50am5:27pm5:49pm6:17pm6:44pm11:1411:5912:55moon icon1:54am12:07pm
Aug 254:49am5:16am5:43am6:06am11:48am5:30pm5:53pm6:20pm6:47pm11:2412:0913:04moon icon7:07am7:19pm
Sep 014:42am5:09am5:36am5:58am11:46am5:33pm5:56pm6:23pm6:50pm11:3512:2013:14moon icon11:02am12:49am
Sep 084:34am5:01am5:28am5:51am11:44am5:37pm5:59pm6:26pm6:53pm11:4612:3113:25moon icon6:07pm5:59am
Sep 154:26am4:53am5:20am5:42am11:41am5:40pm6:02pm6:29pm6:56pm11:5712:4213:36moon icon12:53am11:02am
Sep 234:16am4:43am5:11am5:33am11:38am5:43pm6:06pm6:33pm7:00pm12:1012:5513:49moon icon6:04am6:58pm
Sep 304:07am4:35am5:03am5:25am11:36am5:47pm6:09pm6:37pm7:04pm12:2213:0714:02moon icon10:38am12:28am
Oct 073:59am4:27am4:54am5:17am11:34am5:50pm6:13pm6:41pm7:09pm12:3413:1814:14moon icon5:58pm5:01am
Oct 133:51am4:20am4:48am5:10am11:32am5:54pm6:16pm6:44pm7:13pm12:4313:2914:25moon iconNo Rise9:59am
Oct 203:43am4:12am4:40am5:03am11:31am5:58pm6:21pm6:49pm7:18pm12:5513:4014:37moon icon4:07am4:51pm
Oct 273:35am4:05am4:34am4:57am11:30am6:03pm6:26pm6:55pm7:24pm13:0613:5214:50moon icon8:30am11:11pm
Nov 033:28am3:58am4:28am4:51am11:29am6:07pm6:31pm7:00pm7:31pm13:1614:0315:02moon icon3:34pm2:54am
Nov 103:22am3:53am4:23am4:47am11:30am6:13pm6:37pm7:07pm7:38pm13:2614:1415:14moon icon11:24pm8:52am
Nov 173:17am3:48am4:19am4:43am11:31am6:18pm6:42pm7:13pm7:45pm13:3514:2315:25moon icon2:37am3:40pm
Nov 243:13am3:45am4:16am4:41am11:32am6:24pm6:48pm7:19pm7:52pm13:4314:3215:34moon icon7:21am9:54pm
Dec 013:10am3:44am4:15am4:40am11:35am6:29pm6:54pm7:26pm7:59pm13:4914:3915:42moon icon2:19pm1:23am
Dec 083:10am3:44am4:16am4:41am11:38am6:34pm7:00pm7:32pm8:05pm13:5414:4415:48moon icon10:00pm7:41am
Dec 153:11am3:45am4:17am4:42am11:41am6:39pm7:04pm7:37pm8:11pm13:5714:4715:52moon icon1:09am2:29pm
Dec 223:14am3:48am4:20am4:45am11:44am6:43pm7:08pm7:41pm8:15pm13:5814:4815:53moon icon6:13am8:35pm

Solstices, equinoxes, sun and moon forecasts calculated mathematically.

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