Tallebudgera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tallebudgera sea temperature is

21.3°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Evening (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 8	E 8	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	49	53	38	27	39	57	55	57	66	78	78	66	55	42	35	39	37	36	33	88	290	529	647	715
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	S	NNE	WNW	W	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:33AM1.60m				8:40PM1.25m				9:08AM1.58m				9:16PM1.14m				9:45AM1.52m				9:55PM1.04m
Low Tide		2:08AM0.05m				2:52PM0.17m				2:37AM0.11m				3:33PM0.23m				3:08AM0.18m					4:16PM0.30m


	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	10	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Temp °C	21	20	21	25	25	23	22	21	21	20	22	24	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	21	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	22	21	22	24	23	22	23	22	22	20	22	24	23	23	24	23	21	21	18	18	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NNE 5	NNE 6	E 8	NNE 9	E 8	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	24	25	25	24	30	24	33	50	34	20	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	NNE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 6	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	E 8	NE 9	—	—
kJ	11	6	5	5	5	5	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	10	22	21	29	36	33	10	33	39	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 10	E 10	NE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	NE 9	NE 7	NE 7	E 15	E 15	—	—
kJ	6	14	14	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	8	8	23	1	1	1	29	13	18	4	4	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	WNW 3	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	49	53	38	27	39	57	55	57	66	78	78	66	55	42	35	39	37	1	16	88	290	529	647	715
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	48	0	174	655	638	317	185	151	48	0	48	48	0	0	0	0	2	50	50	331	285	271	149
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Rating (10 max)	1		1								1			1	1	1	1	1	1
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