Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 7AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (22 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
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2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2212
2759
3069
3765
5336
7593
7842
7352
7005
5887
5146
5207
5430
5167
5167
4764
4303
3382
3206
2681
2498
2248
2052
1980
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:06AM1.66m
12:50PM0.97m
1:05AM1.55m
2:01PM1.02m
2:03AM1.44m
3:09PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.20m
6:19PM0.32m
8:03AM0.21m
7:32PM0.41m
8:56AM0.20m
8:48PM0.47m
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clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
19
18
17
15
16
17
20
21
21
19
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
18
18
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
14
16
17
17
15
16
16
15
14
17
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
2.5
SE
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
4
ESE
12
3.5
SE
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
116
90
61
1880
31
29
3888
3382
8
7
7
6
6
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2212
2759
3069
3765
5336
7593
7842
7352
7005
5887
5146
5207
5430
5167
5167
4764
4303
3206
2681
2498
2248
2052
1980
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
6
6
6
5
2
2
4
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
5
148
161
161
744
780
161
0
5
5
285
671
671
744
5
5
5
11
11
11
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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