Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
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3
3
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
542
871
1274
1477
1644
1331
1256
1242
1499
1831
1729
1664
2232
2925
4775
6378
7913
7339
5478
4666
3731
3301
2930
2646
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:08PM1.77m
11:41AM0.96m
00:06AM1.66m
12:50PM0.97m
1:05AM1.55m
2:01PM1.02m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.13m
6:05AM0.16m
5:12PM0.22m
7:05AM0.20m
6:19PM0.32m
8:03AM0.21m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
2
Temp °C
18
16
16
14
14
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
19
17
17
17
16
18
19
22
21
15
13
13
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
15
16
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
301
295
255
219
184
186
183
175
175
140
111
113
89
49
47
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
542
871
1274
1477
1644
1331
1256
1242
1499
1831
1729
1664
2232
2925
4775
6378
7913
7339
5478
4666
3731
3301
2930
2646
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
Distance (km)
11
5
5
0
0
161
285
5
5
5
5
5
0
161
161
161
161
161
5
5
5
5
655
671
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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