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Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 11 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)988888887888988888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)397370321268268256256256415565439309222180207202171167176124107140171226
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.09
3:09AM
1.18
2:30PM
0.97
4:11AM
1.24
3:45PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.62
8:06PM
0.29
9:15AM
0.65
9:00PM
0.32
10:43AM
0.61
9:57PM
0.33
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise4:58-------5:00-------5:01-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:46-------6:46----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----1---11------------1
Temp. °C242727272525222322232324232323232326262625242424
Feels °C (?)262828292828222322242526242525242325252627262726
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