How far is Gold Coast from the ocean?

Gold Coast sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.1 km (0 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Queensland, Australia.

To the coast

0.1 km

0 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

None

Australia has no land border

Setting

On the coast

181st farthest from the ocean of 182 cities

Gold CoastNearest point on the coast

How far are you from the ocean?

Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.

Gold Coast at a glance

Coordinates
28.0003° S, 153.4309° E
Region
Queensland, Australia
Distance to the coast
0.1 km (0 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
28.0001° S, 153.4316° E (Queensland, Australia)
Nearest land border
None: Australia has no land border
Among Australia's cities
6th farthest from the ocean of the 6 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
BrisbaneAustralia12 km (7.7 miles)
SydneyAustralia6.8 km (4.2 miles)
MelbourneAustralia4 km (2.5 miles)
AdelaideAustralia9.1 km (5.6 miles)
AucklandNew Zealand0.6 km (0.4 miles)
ChristchurchNew Zealand5.9 km (3.7 miles)

Questions

How far is Gold Coast from the ocean?

Gold Coast sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.1 km (0 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Queensland, Australia.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 0.1 km (0 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.

How far is Gold Coast from the nearest border?

Australia has no land border with another country, so the nearest foreign territory is across the sea.

Where in Gold Coast is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (28.0003° S, 153.4309° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.

Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.