Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Tallebudgera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallebudgera sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.6° 

Tallebudgera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
207
203
187
181
157
212
293
355
383
341
341
341
295
291
252
247
341
329
373
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:18PM1.25m
2:17AM0.84m
2:26PM1.27m
3:28AM0.91m
3:24PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.45m
7:30AM0.53m
9:31PM0.38m
8:47AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:05
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5:05
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5:54
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5:55
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 mm
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1
1
1
3
5
4
1
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
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