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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, Thursday January 8, 2026 - Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

Gold Coast Seaway

Sunrise:4:57 am Sunset:6:48 pm
Daylength:13:51 hr
Civil:4:32 am - 7:13 pm (14:41 hr)
Nautical:4:00 am - 7:45 pm (15:45 hr)

Moon Phases

moon icon Today
moon icon Sun 11th Jan
moon icon Mon 19th Jan
moon icon Mon 26th Jan
moon icon Mon 2nd Feb

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 223:14am3:48am4:20am4:45am11:44am6:43pm7:08pm7:41pm8:15pm13:5814:4815:53moon icon6:13am8:35pm
Dec 283:17am3:51am4:24am4:49am11:47am6:46pm7:11pm7:43pm8:17pm13:5714:4715:52moon icon12:06pm11:54pm
Jan 043:23am3:57am4:28am4:54am11:51am6:47pm7:13pm7:45pm8:18pm13:5414:4415:48moon icon7:47pm5:15am
Jan 113:29am4:02am4:34am4:59am11:54am6:48pm7:13pm7:45pm8:18pm13:4914:3915:42moon icon11:39pm12:21pm
Jan 183:36am4:09am4:40am5:05am11:56am6:47pm7:12pm7:43pm8:16pm13:4314:3215:34moon icon4:05am6:33pm
Jan 253:44am4:16am4:46am5:11am11:58am6:45pm7:10pm7:40pm8:12pm13:3514:2315:24moon icon11:02am10:29pm
Feb 013:51am4:23am4:52am5:16am11:59am6:42pm7:06pm7:36pm8:07pm13:2614:1415:14moon icon6:21pm4:02am
Feb 073:58am4:28am4:58am5:21am12:00pm6:39pm7:02pm7:32pm8:02pm13:1714:0415:03moon icon9:38pm10:10am
Feb 144:05am4:34am5:03am5:26am12:00pm6:33pm6:57pm7:25pm7:55pm13:0713:5314:51moon icon1:54am4:28pm
Feb 214:11am4:40am5:09am5:32am11:59am6:27pm6:50pm7:19pm7:48pm12:5613:4214:38moon icon8:55am8:31pm
Feb 284:17am4:46am5:14am5:36am11:58am6:21pm6:43pm7:11pm7:40pm12:4413:3014:26moon icon4:15pm1:46am
Mar 074:22am4:50am5:18am5:41am11:57am6:13pm6:36pm7:03pm7:31pm12:3313:1714:13moon icon8:07pm8:53am
Mar 144:27am4:55am5:22am5:45am11:55am6:06pm6:28pm6:55pm7:23pm12:2113:0514:00moon icon12:38am3:04pm
Mar 214:32am4:59am5:26am5:48am11:53am5:58pm6:20pm6:47pm7:15pm12:0912:5413:48moon icon7:47am7:06pm
Mar 284:36am5:03am5:30am5:52am11:51am5:50pm6:12pm6:39pm7:06pm11:5812:4213:36moon icon2:56pm12:45am
Apr 044:39am5:06am5:34am5:56am11:49am5:42pm6:04pm6:31pm6:58pm11:4612:3113:25moon icon6:39pm7:38am
Apr 114:43am5:10am5:37am6:00am11:47am5:34pm5:57pm6:24pm6:51pm11:3512:1913:14moon iconNo Rise1:39pm
Apr 184:46am5:13am5:41am6:03am11:45am5:27pm5:50pm6:17pm6:44pm11:2412:0913:04moon icon6:35am5:41pm
Apr 254:49am5:17am5:44am6:07am11:44am5:20pm5:43pm6:11pm6:38pm11:1311:5912:54moon icon1:36pmNo Set
May 024:53am5:20am5:48am6:11am11:43am5:15pm5:38pm6:05pm6:33pm11:0311:5012:45moon icon5:14pm6:26am
May 094:56am5:24am5:52am6:15am11:42am5:09pm5:33pm6:01pm6:29pm10:5411:4112:37moon icon11:10pm12:12pm
May 175:00am5:28am5:56am6:20am11:42am5:05pm5:28pm5:57pm6:25pm10:4511:3212:29moon icon6:34am5:06pm
May 245:03am5:31am6:00am6:24am11:43am5:02pm5:26pm5:54pm6:22pm10:3811:2612:23moon icon12:43pmNo Set
May 315:06am5:34am6:03am6:27am11:43am5:00pm5:24pm5:53pm6:21pm10:3211:2112:19moon icon4:34pm6:13am
Jun 075:08am5:37am6:06am6:30am11:45am4:59pm5:23pm5:52pm6:21pm10:2811:1712:15moon icon10:56pm11:18am
Jun 145:11am5:40am6:09am6:33am11:46am4:59pm5:23pm5:52pm6:21pm10:2611:1512:13moon icon5:22am3:45pm
Jun 215:13am5:41am6:11am6:35am11:48am5:00pm5:24pm5:54pm6:22pm10:2511:1412:12moon icon11:14am11:29pm
Jun 285:14am5:43am6:12am6:36am11:49am5:02pm5:26pm5:55pm6:24pm10:2611:1412:13moon icon3:19pm5:04am
Jul 065:14am5:43am6:12am6:36am11:51am5:05pm5:29pm5:58pm6:27pm10:2911:1712:15moon icon10:43pm10:20am
Jul 135:14am5:42am6:11am6:35am11:52am5:08pm5:32pm6:01pm6:29pm10:3311:2112:19moon icon5:20am3:36pm
Jul 205:12am5:40am6:09am6:33am11:52am5:11pm5:35pm6:04pm6:32pm10:3811:2612:24moon icon10:13am11:12pm
Jul 275:10am5:38am6:06am6:30am11:52am5:15pm5:39pm6:07pm6:35pm10:4511:3312:29moon icon2:57pm4:43am
Aug 035:06am5:34am6:02am6:25am11:52am5:19pm5:42pm6:10pm6:38pm10:5311:4012:36moon icon9:37pm8:53am
Aug 115:01am5:28am5:56am6:19am11:51am5:23pm5:46pm6:14pm6:41pm11:0411:5012:45moon icon5:02am3:37pm
Aug 184:55am5:23am5:50am6:13am11:50am5:26pm5:49pm6:17pm6:44pm11:1311:5912:54moon icon9:14am10:54pm
Aug 254:49am5:16am5:44am6:06am11:48am5:30pm5:52pm6:20pm6:47pm11:2412:0913:04moon icon2:42pm4:09am
Sep 014:42am5:09am5:36am5:59am11:46am5:33pm5:56pm6:23pm6:50pm11:3512:1913:14moon icon9:33pm7:59am
Sep 094:33am5:00am5:27am5:50am11:43am5:37pm5:59pm6:26pm6:53pm11:4712:3213:26moon icon4:26am3:37pm
Sep 164:25am4:52am5:19am5:42am11:41am5:40pm6:02pm6:29pm6:57pm11:5912:4313:37moon icon8:22am10:37pm
Sep 234:16am4:44am5:11am5:33am11:38am5:43pm6:06pm6:33pm7:00pm12:1012:5413:49moon icon2:25pm3:21am
Sep 304:08am4:35am5:03am5:25am11:36am5:47pm6:09pm6:36pm7:04pm12:2213:0614:01moon icon9:37pm7:17am
Oct 073:59am4:27am4:55am5:17am11:34am5:50pm6:13pm6:40pm7:09pm12:3313:1814:13moon icon3:02am2:29pm
Oct 143:50am4:19am4:47am5:10am11:32am5:54pm6:17pm6:45pm7:13pm12:4513:3014:26moon icon6:58am9:23pm
Oct 213:42am4:11am4:40am5:02am11:30am5:58pm6:21pm6:50pm7:19pm12:5613:4214:39moon icon1:09pm1:51am
Oct 273:35am4:05am4:34am4:57am11:30am6:02pm6:26pm6:54pm7:24pm13:0513:5214:49moon icon7:21pm5:11am
Nov 033:28am3:59am4:28am4:51am11:29am6:07pm6:31pm7:00pm7:31pm13:1614:0315:02moon icon1:03am12:23pm
Nov 103:22am3:53am4:23am4:47am11:30am6:13pm6:36pm7:06pm7:37pm13:2614:1315:13moon icon4:55am7:12pm
Nov 173:17am3:49am4:19am4:43am11:31am6:18pm6:42pm7:13pm7:45pm13:3514:2315:24moon icon10:57amNo Set
Nov 243:13am3:45am4:17am4:41am11:32am6:24pm6:48pm7:19pm7:52pm13:4214:3215:34moon icon6:08pm3:45am
Dec 013:10am3:44am4:15am4:40am11:35am6:29pm6:54pm7:26pm7:59pm13:4914:3915:42moon iconNo Rise11:19am
Dec 083:10am3:44am4:16am4:41am11:37am6:34pm6:59pm7:31pm8:05pm13:5414:4415:48moon icon3:35am6:02pm
Dec 153:11am3:45am4:17am4:42am11:41am6:39pm7:04pm7:36pm8:11pm13:5714:4715:52moon icon9:45am10:50pm
Dec 223:13am3:48am4:20am4:45am11:44am6:43pm7:08pm7:41pm8:15pm13:5814:4815:53moon icon4:52pm2:19am

Solstices, equinoxes, sun and moon forecasts calculated mathematically.

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