Tallebudgera surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 01 Jan 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tallebudgera today?

The current surf forecast for Tallebudgera at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (01 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)121313121212121211111111101010999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8559119257066726035464864033822972541841411171431881841861571011019996
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
Sunrise4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111--1-1--1----
Temp. °C232626252423212022232424232221212222232322232222
Feels °C (?)232725242525222123232323232323232423242423252424
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