Tallebudgera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tallebudgera sea temperature is

21.6°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 10	E 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	85	81	73	73	73	97	97	128	131	123	123	123	118	118	147	151	206	244	250	300	337	377	377	386
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:10PM1.01m				11:55AM1.52m				00:23AM0.90m					1:12PM1.48m				1:54AM0.87m				2:33PM1.48m
Low Tide			4:59AM0.25m				6:52PM0.35m				6:03AM0.33m					8:23PM0.36m				7:27AM0.37m				9:42PM0.31m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	17	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	21	21	21	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	16	17	16	17	17	18	18	19	17	19	19	19	20	19	19	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	S 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 10	E 10	ENE 10
kJ	85	81	73	73	73	97	97	128	131	123	123	123	118	118	147	2	206	244	250	300	337	377	377	386
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SE 9	S 18	S 9	S 18	E 12	S 9	S 16	—	S 16	—
kJ	32	27	27	27	16	16	16	15	15	8	8	8	8	8	3	7	2	6	3	2	20	—	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	—	S 18	—	S 17	S 9	—	N 17	N 16	—
kJ	2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	6	—	6	2	—	6	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	7	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	151	—	—	—	—	9	10	24	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	16	0	0	112	194	194	194	14	14	0	0	14	166	166	26	166	16	14	14	166	560	1039	174	0
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Rating (10 max)		1	1					1	1	1	1	1						1	2					2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	1	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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