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Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 190 | 640 | 332 | 625 | 617 | 586 | 493 | 485 | 411 | 403 | 389 | 319 | 308 | 249 | 242 | 204 | 200 | 196 | 197 | 153 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:59AM 1.06 | 1:43PM 1.30 | 3:04AM 1.13 | 2:36PM 1.19 | 4:02AM 1.21 | 3:31PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 0.52 | 8:32PM 0.23 | 8:44AM 0.58 | 9:17PM 0.23 | 9:59AM 0.58 | 10:00PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
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