Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 16 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)777766667776777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139118691497850386370996878113108118606374202145183205314682
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.96
7:13AM
1.60
7:23PM
1.01
7:48AM
1.68
8:00PM
1.05
8:23AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.32
12:26AM
0.21
1:54PM
0.24
1:05AM
0.15
2:28PM
0.18
1:42AM
0.11
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------5:03-------5:05-------5:05-
Sunset-6:46-------6:46-------6:45------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1------2211211111-------
Temp. °C272725252524262626252422232322242625242322212325
Feels °C (?)292927292928312827262725252423252625242423222324
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