Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1411 | 1568 | 1446 | 1330 | 1440 | 1854 | 2809 | 2866 | 4751 | 5063 | 4622 | 4105 | 3987 | 3783 | 3714 | 3605 | 3189 | 3033 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.78m | 10:51AM1.21m | 11:01PM1.61m | 11:42AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.05m | 4:35PM0.18m | 5:36AM0.10m | 5:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | — | N 9 | S 23 | E 20 | ESE 11 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 24 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 25 | 20 | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1008 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | — | — | E 18 | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 23 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1411 | 1568 | 1446 | 1330 | 1440 | 1854 | 2809 | 2866 | 4751 | 5063 | 4622 | 4105 | 3987 | 3783 | 3714 | 3605 | 3189 | 3033 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 398 | 149 | 271 | 271 | 285 | 726 | 738 | 455 | 726 | 726 | 455 | 455 | 671 | 655 | 655 | 444 | 398 |
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