How to Dive The Spit
Overview
The Spit on the northern end of the Gold Coast offers easy beach access and shallow diving near the sand pumping jetty. Conditions vary but it is popular for training dives and macro spotting.
The Spit
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Open Water
Shore
Avg 6 m
Max 10 m
Current Conditions
Live:
Fair now
Swell
N
E
S
W
0.8 m
Height (m)
7.6
Period (s)
E
Direction
Wind
N
E
S
W
6 kn
Speed
24.3 °C
Air °C
N
Direction
Water Temp
26.4 °C
Last Updated
32 minutes ago
3-Day Dive Forecast
Avg swell, direction & wind for each daypart.
Today
Morning
0.6 m
E
9.9 kn
NW
Midday
0.8 m
E
12.4 kn
NW
Evening
0.8 m
E
13 kn
NE
Tomorrow
Morning
0.8 m
E
10.7 kn
W
Midday
0.8 m
SE
13.4 kn
N
Evening
0.7 m
E
8 kn
NE
+2 Days
Morning
0.9 m
SE
12.4 kn
SE
Midday
1.1 m
SE
21.6 kn
SE
Evening
1.1 m
SE
19.4 kn
SE
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