Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414141313131312121210101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117812981422144914911491149113251090836713613418323258258201205209205157154147108
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.99
4:34AM
1.45
5:18PM
1.12
5:19AM
1.52
5:57PM
1.26
6:02AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.41
11:20AM
0.19
11:00PM
0.32
11:55AM
0.10
11:50PM
0.21
12:29PM
0.03
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C221918181821222221201918182122222020191818222323
Feels °C (?)231714161719202020191816171920201921191818222121
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