Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 2PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
1
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414141414141313131312121210101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)673673782943117812981422144914911491149113601090836713613418323258258201166173196
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.99
4:34AM
1.45
5:18PM
1.12
5:19AM
1.52
5:57PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.29
10:06PM
0.41
11:20AM
0.19
11:00PM
0.32
11:55AM
0.10
11:50PM
0.21
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---5:31-------5:30-------5:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202426252220211919222322212020191821222221201918
Feels °C (?)202424252320201818212221211919171619202020201918
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