Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 277 | 301 | 318 | 312 | 248 | 264 | 253 | 287 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 243 | 220 | 203 | 199 | 223 | 238 | 373 | 320 | 385 | 428 | 359 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:34PM0.87m | 12:10PM1.29m | 00:49AM0.83m | 1:18PM1.25m | 2:17AM0.84m | 2:26PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.43m | 7:12PM0.47m | 6:10AM0.50m | 8:29PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.53m | 9:31PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 277 | 301 | 318 | 312 | 248 | 264 | 253 | 287 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 203 | 203 | 166 | 171 | 238 | 30 | 121 | 385 | 428 | 359 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 13 | N 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 12 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 65 | 42 | 60 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 199 | 151 | 151 | 3 | 27 | 88 | 34 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 13 | — | N 13 | E 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | 22 | 32 | 6 | — | 26 | 25 | 32 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 219 | 95 | 119 | 123 | 164 | 212 | 226 | 176 | 187 | 208 | 220 | 240 | 243 | 220 | 192 | — | 223 | — | 373 | 320 | — | 82 | 107 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 5 | 12 | 830 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 285 | 149 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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