Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1403
1088
942
898
710
627
561
541
480
414
403
653
916
899
1215
1242
1089
1156
1081
1366
1497
1794
2349
3207
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:11PM1.86m
10:38AM0.99m
11:08PM1.77m
11:41AM0.96m
00:06AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.06m
5:05AM0.11m
4:13PM0.13m
6:05AM0.16m
5:12PM0.22m
7:05AM0.20m
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
3
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
20
20
18
15
13
13
13
18
20
18
14
13
12
10
10
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
1403
1088
942
898
710
627
561
541
480
414
349
295
249
210
214
181
179
175
171
142
116
117
92
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
179
1
5
5
2
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
6
1.4
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
68
36
13
10
8
9
9
5
52
226
403
653
916
899
1215
1242
1089
1156
1081
1366
1497
1794
2349
3207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
146
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
50
331
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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