Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (01 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
569
563
867
1149
1344
1531
1596
1493
1524
1451
1396
1178
1086
1086
998
961
878
878
878
878
878
1018
1175
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:52PM1.58m
7:57AM1.17m
8:25PM1.59m
8:34AM1.10m
9:00PM1.57m
9:12AM1.04m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.10m
2:15AM0.22m
1:51PM0.13m
2:55AM0.23m
2:22PM0.17m
3:35AM0.25m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:13
6:13
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
4
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
21
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
16
20
20
21
21
20
21
19
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
18
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
1178
1086
1086
998
961
878
878
878
878
878
1018
1175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
7
2
2
7
3
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
5
3
3
3
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
7
7
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
619
569
563
867
1149
1344
1531
1596
1493
1524
1451
1396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
63
12
12
12
12
12
12
63
63
12
12
7
5
0
0
0
12
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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