Gold Coast hailstorm: spiked hail hits Mudgeeraba

Spiked hailstones fell at Mudgeeraba as severe storms crossed the Gold Coast on 27 October 2026. Photos showed unusually pointed stones, with hail also recorded in Ipswich that afternoon (ABC News, Oct 2026).

Key points

Spiked hail photographed at Mudgeeraba (ABC News, Oct 2026).
Very dangerous storm detected near Tallebudgera and Miami at 2:25 pm (Bureau of Meteorology via Early Warning Network, Oct 2026).
Gold Coast Seaway: 9.4 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 28 October (Bureau of Meteorology, observations Oct 2026).

Storm tracks from Tallebudgera towards Mudgeeraba

At 2:25 pm, the storm was detected near Little Nerang Dam, Tallebudgera and Miami. It was moving northeast, with Mudgeeraba in its forecast path by 2:40 pm. The warning included the risk of locally destructive winds, giant hail and flash flooding (Bureau of Meteorology via Early Warning Network, Oct 2026).

Mudgeeraba among four locations reporting 3–7 cm hail

Hail between 3 and 7 cm was recorded across Mudgeeraba, Yamanto, Flinders View and Ripley between 2:30 and 3:30 pm (ABC News, Oct 2026). That range covers locations on the Gold Coast and in Ipswich; the report does not give a separate maximum for Mudgeeraba.

Gold Coast, Queensland — Mudgeeraba hail report and selected warning locations; not a property damage register.

Seaway records 9.4 mm by the following morning

Gold Coast Seaway recorded a 35 km/h easterly gust at 4:22 pm on 27 October. Rainfall reached 9.4 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 28 October (Bureau of Meteorology, observations Oct 2026). These readings came from Southport Spit; the daily rain total is not a hailstorm-only measurement.

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References

ABC News — Giant hail observed in south-east Queensland, 27 October 2026 — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology via Early Warning Network — Gold Coast warning, 27 October 2026, 2:29 pm — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology via Early Warning Network — southeast Queensland warning, 27 October 2026, 2:47 pm — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology via Early Warning Network — southeast Queensland warning, 27 October 2026, 3:46 pm — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology — Gold Coast Seaway daily observations, October 2026 — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology — Notes to accompany Daily Weather Observations — Read source

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Mudgeeraba hail reports, the Gold Coast warning track and available station observations for the 27 October storm.