Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 10AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010913899910101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6787888048217179042651844898108312231181131415941582155613261210106192492494210581058
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
1.15
10:18PM
1.76
10:40AM
1.02
11:16PM
1.68
11:45AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.08
3:34PM
0.08
5:05AM
0.16
4:22PM
0.16
6:13AM
0.24
5:20PM
0.26
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:23-------5:22-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C191817212422201918171720232220191817172122211919
Feels °C (?)171615181917161615141416191717171615151818181617
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