Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 4PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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 Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1435
1374
1356
1088
942
800
710
627
561
490
480
408
487
829
1009
1109
1302
1242
1162
1173
1145
1276
1847
1900
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.04m
10:11PM1.86m
10:38AM0.99m
11:08PM1.77m
11:41AM0.96m
00:06AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.06m
3:20PM0.06m
5:05AM0.11m
4:13PM0.13m
6:05AM0.16m
5:12PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
15
15
19
22
20
17
16
15
14
14
17
19
19
17
16
15
15
21
21
20
19
18
16
15
13
13
17
19
17
13
13
12
10
10
12
14
15
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
1435
1374
1356
1088
942
800
710
627
561
490
480
408
349
293
249
249
210
214
211
207
173
148
145
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
3
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
303
221
44
29
18
9
8
5
4
5
33
181
487
829
1009
1109
1302
1242
1162
1173
1145
1276
1847
1900
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
48
14
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
5
5
5
0
161
50
331
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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