Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
335
288
250
245
271
276
510
603
518
452
399
321
321
314
315
308
262
407
401
395
389
392
398
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:46AM1.37m
1:46PM0.87m
1:44AM1.37m
2:52PM0.94m
2:41AM1.39m
3:48PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.46m
7:55AM0.34m
6:57PM0.50m
8:51AM0.29m
8:09PM0.50m
9:39AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
19
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
22
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
22
21
15
14
12
13
12
16
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
Energy kJ
378
335
288
250
245
175
276
185
189
189
189
196
217
217
214
259
250
255
407
401
395
389
392
398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.9
E
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
200
200
200
200
204
75
178
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
30
53
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.6
SSE
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
9
48
37
10
11
11
116
8
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
6
31
8
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
271
510
603
518
452
399
321
321
314
315
308
262
311
160
166
181
201
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
12
7
0
0
0
0
2
12
11
2
2
2
5
5
11
149
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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