Surf Forecasts:
Tallebudgera surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 3,324 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tallebudgera this week:
The surf forecast for Tallebudgera over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tallebudgera in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tallebudgera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, gather 'round. Rusty here, and I've got the goods on Tallebudgera.
Look, the next few days are a write-off. We've got a run of poor surf conditions that stretches from this Saturday and clear through to the middle of next week. The swell is small and messy, and the wind is all wrong. It's a frustrating start, that's for sure.
The first real surge of energy hits next Wednesday afternoon (the 16th). The swell jumps to 12ft from the SSE, but the wind is howling cross-shore at 22 mph, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. Definitely not one for the paddle board. Then things get serious. The standout window is Thursday, the 17th. We're looking at a powerful 13ft SSE swell, with a solid period of 10 seconds, cranking the combined wave energy to a massive 2657 in the morning and 2837 in the afternoon. The morning brings clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze. This is big, powerful groundswell. The issue? It's going to be way too big for this break. Only for the experts, and even then, it’s a session that requires serious respect. The water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 70°, with the water temp anomaly at -0.5°, so nothing unusual for the time of year temperature-wise.
After that peak, the swell slowly backs off but stays solid. Friday the 18th still has a 10ft SSE swell, but the wind turns onshore and choppy, so the quality drops. By Saturday the 19th, it's a 8ft SSE groundswell with a long 12-second period, but the winds are light and cross-shore. That's still a big, powerful swell for this spot and the quality is marginal.
Honestly, for the whole 16-day run, Thursday the 17th is the only true standout if you're an expert big-wave charger, but you'll need to be wary of the size. The rest of the forecast is a mix of small, weak swell or winds that spoil any chance of it being clean. We're talking combined wave energy values dropping from the thousands down to just double digits by the end of the period. There are long gaps of nothing special to report.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 251 | 227 | 118 | 164 | 131 | 88 | 69 | 62 | 46 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 1400 | 3267 | 2657 | 2837 | 2675 | 1609 | 2013 | 2341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.59m | 9:02AM1.50m | 9:10PM1.45m | 9:40AM1.49m | 9:44PM1.30m | 10:19AM1.44m | 10:19PM1.16m | 11:01AM1.37m | 10:59PM1.02m | 11:51AM1.29m | 11:50PM0.91m | 12:55PM1.22m | 1:08AM0.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.05m | 2:52AM0.01m | 3:07PM0.12m | 3:21AM0.06m | 3:49PM0.22m | 3:51AM0.13m | 4:32PM0.33m | 4:23AM0.22m | 5:21PM0.43m | 4:59AM0.32m | 6:22PM0.52m | 5:45AM0.41m | 7:47PM0.56m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | E 13 | — | — | — | NE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 251 | 36 | 77 | 164 | 131 | 88 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 546 | 8 | 2341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 20 | E 13 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | E 10 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 39 | 3 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 62 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | SE 6 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 316 | — | 227 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 1400 | 3267 | 2657 | 2837 | 2675 | 1609 | 2013 | 284 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 194 | 0 | 148 | 744 | 48 | 194 | 1377 | 5 | 5 | 331 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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