Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 5PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1090
1112
1134
1289
1477
1504
1532
1388
1148
1048
953
935
846
831
720
609
598
608
530
520
449
449
533
440
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.04m
9:37PM1.53m
9:53AM0.98m
10:18PM1.48m
10:38AM0.92m
11:02PM1.43m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.23m
4:17AM0.29m
3:32PM0.28m
5:04AM0.33m
4:12PM0.35m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
24
25
25
25
22
21
20
19
21
20
18
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1090
1112
1134
1289
1477
1504
1532
1388
1148
1048
953
935
846
831
720
609
598
608
530
520
449
449
533
440
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
5
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
6
5
5
7
11
25
6
23
6
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
10
45
69
47
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
11
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
75
118
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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