Palm Beach is a long exposed Gold Coast beach break with lefts and rights and surf-club frontage on Jefferson Lane. It lines up best on east swell and west-southwest offshore wind. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Palm Beach in Queensland.
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West-southwest is the clean offshore lane and east swell is the main trigger.
All tides are workable, with low tide sharpening the sandbar and mid tide giving the easiest everyday read.
The surf club, car park, and grassy reserve sit on the beachfront, rips and currents are common, and the beach is one of the urban southern Gold Coast checks that can still draw a busy lineup when the sand is right.
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