Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 04 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 12PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
978
1086
1090
1112
1134
1289
1477
1625
1532
1276
1148
1048
953
953
846
815
720
620
598
608
520
520
458
616
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.04m
9:37PM1.53m
9:53AM0.98m
10:18PM1.48m
10:38AM0.92m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.25m
2:56PM0.23m
4:17AM0.29m
3:32PM0.28m
5:04AM0.33m
4:12PM0.35m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:12
5:10
5:09
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
22
24
23
21
21
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
22
21
20
23
24
24
23
23
20
19
20
20
17
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
978
1086
1090
1112
1134
1289
1477
1625
1532
1276
1148
1048
953
953
846
815
720
620
598
608
520
520
458
616
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
3
5
5
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
2
6
5
5
7
7
25
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
55
84
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
11
11
5
5
11
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
75
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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