Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1477
1625
1532
1388
1148
1048
1048
935
846
831
720
693
679
622
586
520
520
520
551
450
450
377
369
307
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM1.53m
9:53AM0.98m
10:18PM1.48m
10:38AM0.92m
11:02PM1.43m
11:31AM0.88m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.29m
3:32PM0.28m
5:04AM0.33m
4:12PM0.35m
5:56AM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:10
5:09
5:08
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
22
24
23
22
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
21
26
26
23
23
23
23
22
24
24
24
23
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
22
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1477
1625
1532
1388
1148
1048
1048
935
846
831
720
693
679
622
586
520
520
520
551
450
450
377
369
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
S
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
5
9
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
6
5
5
7
7
25
6
6
6
20
9
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
25
78
74
46
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
12
12
0
0
0
0
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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