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Gold Coast City's climate is sub-tropical with 287 days of sunshine annually.
- SUMMER - December, January, February
Average 19-29°C (66-83°F)
- AUTUMN - March, April, May
Average 15-25°C (59-77°F)
- WINTER - June, July, Aug
Average 9-21°C (48-69°F)
- SPRING - September, October, November
Average 15-25°C (59-77°F)
- www.bom.gov.au
Visit the Bureau of Meteorology website for up to date Australian weather details.
You can find a mix of of street shopping, mall shopping and markets all on the Gold Coast.
- Pacific Fair shopping centre - only a few minutes away with almost 300 specialty stores.
- Surfers Paradise - full of malls with a mix of chain and surf shops.
- Marina Mirage - a bit further away, for exclusive stores.
- Lantern Markets - Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise esplanade every Friday night 5.30-10pm
- Carrara markets - Nerang/Broadbeach Road, Carrara
The best way to get around is to use our free shuttle bus service - see below for details.
We're approximately an hour from Brisbane and 20 minutes from Coolangatta airports by car.
See our Tourism page for coach and transportation links.
FREE SHUTTLE BUS
Complimentary transport (5 times daily) to and from the beach, shopping, railway station and other destinations:
- Surfers Paradise
- Broadbeach
- Pacific Fair shopping
- Convention Centre
- Jupiters Casino
- Robina town centre (train to airport & shopping)
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Featuring clean golden beaches and pockets of lush green parkland, Mermaid Beach hosts
a variety of dining choices and fashionable taverns and is quieter than its northern neighbours, without sacrificing the convenience of a central location.
Stroll south along the beautiful beaches to the trendy cafes of Nobby Beach for a leisurely al fresco breakfast.
Browse the beachfront markets at Kurrawa Park on the first and third Sunday of each month, or enjoy regular events such as opera, blues, food festivals and fireworks.
See What's On and Tourism Info pages for
dining, art, culture, sport, theatre and shopping links.
- Lifeguard patrolled surf and swimming beaches
- Conrad Jupiters Casino
- Surfers Paradise - esplanade, shopping, cafes, retaurants, beach
- Broadbeach - stores, cafes, retaurants, beach
- Wet 'n' Wild - hectares of pools, with family and extreme slides and rides.
- Warner Brothers Movieworld - Movie themed adventure park with thrilling rides.
- Dreamworld - Themepark with action packed thrilling and innovative rides.
- Seaworld - Dancing dolphins, playful polar bears and awesome sharks are all on show plus fun waterslides and splash pools.
- Q1 - the world's tallest residential tower with observation deck.
- Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - lorikeets, kangaroos, snakes, koalas, eagles, and more.
- Australian Surf Life Saving Championships
- Gold Coast Airport Marathon (annually - first Sunday in July)
- The Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
- The Gold Coast Indy 300 car race
- Golf
- Hot air ballooning
- Surfing and swimming
- ARL - follow the Titans
- AFL - Metricon Gold Coast Stadium - home of the GC Suns
- Soccer - home of the GC Marines
- Tri - Nations - Championship Rugby Union
- Commonweatlh Games - in 2018
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