Gold Coast, Australia Pollen Count
Gold Coast, Australia · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Gold Coast — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Gold Coast Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Gold Coast residents check each morning
The Gold Coast pollen count today is 34 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 19, grass pollen 38, weed pollen 27. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Gold Coast page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Gold Coast pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Gold Coast residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Gold Coast pollen count today?
The Gold Coast pollen count today is 34 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Gold Coast: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Gold Coast allergies today
Gold Coast allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 34 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Gold Coast allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Gold Coast.
Allergies in Gold Coast follow the Australia calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Gold Coast before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Gold Coast allergy forecast: today reads 34 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Gold Coast allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Gold Coast today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Gold Coast allergy count today is 34 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Gold Coast: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 34 | Moderate |
| Saturday, November 7 | 28 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 34 | Moderate |
| Monday, November 9 | 34 | Moderate |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 22 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Gold Coast’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 34 (Moderate) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Gold Coast
What is driving Gold Coast’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 34 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 38 (Low on its own scale) — about 45% of the four category readings added together, 11 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 27. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November is a modelled reading, reported as modelled — no regional calendar is asserted for Australia, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
In the plant detail, Grasses (grass) carries the strongest single plant reading, at a Universal Pollen Index of 3 (Moderate), followed by Cypress Pine at 1. No Australia allergy season guide is published yet to cross-reference these names against — they are today’s measured plant detail for Gold Coast, ranked by plant index.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 22 to 34, changing band 3 times. Today’s 34 sits 4 points above the window’s average of 30.4 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Gold Coast now
Two plants are listed in today’s detail for Gold Coast, shown highest plant index first.
- Grasses (grass): Universal Pollen Index 3 (Moderate) — in season
- Cypress Pine (tree): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — out of season
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Gold Coast pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Australia pollen year, and Gold Coast follows them in the Global order. The tree chapter: tree pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, so this page reports the measured readings first and treats any calendar as background only. The grass chapter: grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation. The weed chapter: weed pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and no regional calendar is asserted for this area.
No Australia allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Gold Coast — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Gold Coast is reported from its modelled readings, not from a regional calendar — no regional calendar is asserted for Australia, so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. No Australia allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Global regional pattern. See Gold Coast pollen count rankings and Gold Coast on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Gold Coast pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Gold Coast in today’s national picture
At 34 (Low), Gold Coast ranks joint 7617th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Gold Coast: Logan City, Australia (51 km away) reads 32 (Low); Brisbane, Australia (71 km away) reads 34 (Low); Sunshine Coast, Australia (153 km away) reads 32 (Low). Gold Coast reads 2 points higher than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Australia’s 15 tracked cities, today runs from 13 in Newcastle to 34 in Brisbane.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Gold Coast resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Gold Coast, Australia can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Gold Coast in its local area
Gold Coast is in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Its population is 640,778 (GeoNames).
Across Australia’s 15 tracked cities, Gold Coast ranks joint 1st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Gold Coast, Australia pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Logan City pollen count (51 km away)
- Brisbane pollen count (71 km away)
- Sunshine Coast pollen count (153 km away)
- Newcastle pollen count (570 km away)
- Central Coast pollen count (635 km away)
- Sydney pollen count (686 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how Gold Coast ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).