Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 22 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 3PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (22 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2982
3750
5532
7728
7989
7102
6387
5537
4834
4942
5178
5167
5167
4845
4376
3549
3274
3210
2717
2372
2248
2031
1850
1798
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:50PM0.97m
1:05AM1.55m
2:01PM1.02m
2:03AM1.44m
3:09PM1.11m
2:59AM1.34m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.20m
6:19PM0.32m
8:03AM0.21m
7:32PM0.41m
8:56AM0.20m
8:48PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
12
12
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
15
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
2.5
SE
12
0.4
E
10
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
61
1912
29
3846
3554
3549
3274
7
7
6
6
2031
1850
1798
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2982
3750
5532
7728
7989
7102
6387
5537
4834
4942
5178
5167
5167
4845
4376
3210
2717
2372
2248
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
9
4
2
6
6
3
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
161
744
744
780
161
0
194
5
285
655
671
5
5
11
11
5
11
11
11
11
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
6
6
3
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
5
9
4
4
6
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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