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Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 13 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 476 | 403 | 389 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 250 | 204 | 209 | 320 | 197 | 149 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 101 | 94 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:04AM 1.13 | 2:36PM 1.19 | 4:02AM 1.21 | 3:31PM 1.10 | 4:51AM 1.30 | 4:26PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:44AM 0.58 | 9:17PM 0.23 | 9:59AM 0.58 | 10:00PM 0.23 | 11:05AM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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