Swell
Wind
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.
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Open Water
Shore
Avg 6 m
Max 10 m
Current Conditions
Live:
Good now
Swell
N
E
S
W
1.2 m
Height (m)
6.8
Period (s)
E
Direction
Wind
N
E
S
W
8.2 kn
Speed
22.2 °C
Air °C
SE
Direction
Water Temp
25.9 °C
Last Updated
14 minutes ago
3-Day Dive Forecast
Avg swell, direction & wind for each daypart.
Monday
Morning
1.2 m
E
15.4 kn
SE
Midday
1.2 m
E
15.4 kn
E
Evening
1.2 m
E
13.8 kn
E
Tuesday
Morning
1.1 m
E
11.5 kn
SE
Midday
1 m
E
13.2 kn
E
Evening
0.9 m
E
11.1 kn
E
Wednesday
Morning
1 m
E
12.8 kn
SE
Midday
1 m
E
14 kn
E
Evening
1 m
E
12.1 kn
SE
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