Tallebudgera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tallebudgera sea temperature is

21.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	221	221	200	205	177	187	135	111	111	77	86	88	71	65	65	65	47	47	47	46	47	32	32	26
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	N	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:02AM1.50m				9:10PM1.45m				9:40AM1.49m				9:44PM1.30m					10:19AM1.44m
Low Tide		2:52AM0.01m				3:07PM0.12m				3:21AM0.06m				3:49PM0.22m				3:51AM0.13m					4:32PM0.33m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	19	20	19	17	16	15	14	15	18	19	19	17	17	16	16	15	19	20	20	18	17
Feels °C	15	12	12	15	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	14	17	17	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SE 8	E 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	36	35	40	41	38	187	9	111	111	77	86	88	71	30	31	65	33	33	34	25	24	17	18	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 12	E 11	NE 14	E 11	SSE 19	E 8	E 9	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	6	3	3	7	2	37	1	6	30	21	22	23	23	65	65	9	47	47	47	46	47	32	32	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NE 14	NE 14	E 11	NE 13	E 11	NE 13	E 10	E 10	SE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	3	8	8	3	7	2	7	8	8	10	8	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	SE 8	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	221	221	200	205	177	—	135	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	2	10	21	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Miami State High School QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	12	12	12	12	12	0	0	0	12	12	161	194	0	0	0	0	16	166	166	166	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks	Currumbin Point	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks			Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island				Miami State High School
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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