Gold Coast Seaway

The Gold Coast Seaway is an artificial channel at the northern end of The Spit at Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, connecting the Gold Coast Broadwater estuary to the Pacific Ocean. Completed in 1986, it provides the city's main navigable entrance for vessels and stabilises the Broadwater. Flanked by rock training walls and Wave Break Island, it is notable for surfing, scuba diving, fishing and boating, and for its views of the coastline and Surfers Paradise skyline.

Visitors can expect a wide, engineered ocean entrance flanked by long rock training walls extending from The Spit and South Stradbroke Island, with Wave Break Island inside the Broadwater. The setting is open coastal water with strong tidal flow, sandy beaches, and views to Surfers Paradise. Areas to explore include the southern rock wall walk, fishing platforms, lookouts, and adjacent beaches. Activities observed include boats transiting the channel, surfers on the northern side, divers and snorkellers, anglers, and walkers photographing the ocean and Broadwater.