
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 136 | 121 | 77 | 71 | 58 | 83 | 86 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 178 | 672 | 939 | 1127 | 1109 | 1124 | 976 | 836 | 465 | 359 | 326 | 349 | 259 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.58m | 9:16PM1.14m | 9:45AM1.52m | 9:55PM1.04m | 10:26AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.11m | 3:33PM0.23m | 3:08AM0.18m | 4:16PM0.30m | 3:42AM0.26m | 5:04PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 18 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 57 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 112 | 89 | 84 | 58 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 10 | S 19 | SE 17 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 22 | 21 | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | — | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
102 | 136 | 121 | 77 | 71 | 58 | 83 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 178 | 672 | 939 | 1127 | 1109 | 1124 | 976 | 836 | 465 | 359 | 326 | 349 | 259 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 48 | 0 | 88 | 14 | 151 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 194 | 331 | 331 | 271 | 149 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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