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Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 24 Jan 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
25.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
SE
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)8991010999999999991010151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216231253192188180181149193158158154158158161168179186220211253261219408
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.19
11:20AM
1.51
12:08AM
1.22
12:07PM
1.35
1:10AM
1.26
1:05PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.27
5:56PM
0.13
5:57AM
0.37
6:40PM
0.18
7:12AM
0.46
7:32PM
0.22
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--5:09-------5:11-------5:11-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:44--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1----1----------
Temp. °C222222232424232323222327272624242323242829272423
Feels °C (?)232425242524232424242528272825252525262930292726
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