Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 308 | 265 | 232 | 140 | 114 | 76 | 59 | 54 | 43 | 36 | 77 | 82 | 68 | 70 | 84 | 70 | 89 | 91 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.21m | 1:30AM0.88m | 3:04PM1.21m | 3:06AM0.83m | 4:14PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.62m | 7:39AM0.42m | 10:02PM0.59m | 8:58AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
308 | 308 | 265 | 232 | 140 | 114 | 76 | 59 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 77 | 82 | 68 | 70 | 84 | 70 | 89 | 91 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
5 | — | 11 | 9 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 32 | 43 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 166 | 166 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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