Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tallebudgera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
153 | 130 | 138 | 154 | 97 | 91 | 117 | 115 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 108 | 60 | 84 | 136 | 167 | 204 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.56m | 6:45AM1.08m | 7:03PM1.64m | 7:19AM1.15m | 7:35PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.22m | 12:29PM0.17m | 1:37AM0.14m | 1:06PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
28 | 130 | 138 | 154 | 97 | 91 | 117 | 115 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 108 | 60 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 89 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 8 |
5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 12 | NE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | N 6 | NE 12 | NNE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
153 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 45 | 75 | 136 | 167 | 204 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 148 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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