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Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEST
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Tallebudgera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tallebudgera sea temperature is
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777788888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89107126139181186186186186220234280348348373383392422455443432397396352
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
1.13
11:59AM
1.40
1:02AM
1.13
12:40PM
1.24
2:04AM
1.15
1:27PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.15
5:39AM
0.39
6:39PM
0.20
6:36AM
0.53
7:20PM
0.25
7:46AM
0.62
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----4:58-------4:58-------4:58---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:46-------6:46
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C242323222424262624252524252627262524242425272727
Feels °C (?)242323222324252625262626272727262625252627282830
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