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Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 19 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
26.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 3AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.3
SE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.3
SE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)7777888777711111111101010101110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66665561149845138359848257144447545312201090898910800730717690623484465377
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
1.08
8:56AM
1.78
9:12PM
1.11
9:29AM
1.78
9:50PM
1.14
10:03AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
0.09
3:35PM
0.09
2:54AM
0.09
4:09PM
0.08
3:32AM
0.13
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----5:07-------5:07-------5:07---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C232222212123242423212119212424242321202022282927
Feels °C (?)201919181920212019181917192222222321212022272726
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