The City's offshore dredging operations are nearly complete for 2026 with the Trud R vessel set to leave the Gold Coast this week.
During its time in Gold Coast waters between April and October the dredge transferred approximately 1.2 million cubic metres of sand back onto the beach.
Miami and Mermaid Beach received a combination of 797,740 cubic metres of sand.
Surfers Paradise received 231,164 cubic metres of sand and Main Beach 36,702 cubic metres.
This equals a total of 1156 loads of sand returned to the beach over six months.
The total amount of sand returned to the beach since Tropical Cyclone Alfred totals almost 3 million cubic metres.
The specialised sand dredging vessel was part of recovery works following TC Alfred and forms part of the City's overall beach nourishment program.
"The Trud R dredge has increased the volume of sand along the coastal strip from Miami to Main Beach," said Mayor Tom Tate.
"Gold Coast beaches are one of the city's most important assets contributing around $3.4 billion into our economy each year so taking proactive action for long-term sustainability is crucial.
"The additional sand has improved the resilience of these beaches to erosion and will provide greater protection during future storm events."
A significant amount of this sand is currently sitting just offshore where it helps dissipate wave energy further offshore and provides an additional buffer against beach erosion.
During calmer conditions, some of this sand is expected to gradually move onshore and integrate with the existing beach helping to create wider beaches.
The dredging operations were fully funded by the Australian and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
The TC Alfred Gold Coast Beach Restoration Program recently won the 2026 IPWEA-QNT Coastal Engineering Award for Excellence.
