Surf Forecasts:
Tallebudgera surf forecast from 17 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 25 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SSE swell with 1,263 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 18 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE 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 Thursday (Jun 18) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tallebudgera in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 20) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tallebudgera over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 396 | 332 | 286 | 231 | 188 | 149 | 149 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 43 | 29 | 57 | 132 | 113 | 120 | 129 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.06m | 10:50PM1.82m | 11:22AM1.07m | 11:38PM1.68m | 12:21PM1.09m | 00:26AM1.52m | 1:23PM1.13m | 1:14AM1.36m | 2:26PM1.18m | 2:05AM1.21m | 3:28PM1.24m | 3:00AM1.09m | 4:23PM1.31m | 3:59AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.08m | 5:38AM0.09m | 4:57PM0.19m | 6:25AM0.13m | 5:55PM0.31m | 7:12AM0.16m | 6:59PM0.44m | 7:57AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.54m | 8:43AM0.21m | 9:29PM0.57m | 9:29AM0.23m | 10:43PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 392 | 396 | 332 | 286 | 231 | 188 | 149 | 149 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 43 | 27 | 57 | 41 | 113 | 120 | 129 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | NNE 5 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | E 13 | — | — | N 9 | S 10 | SE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | NE 8 | SSE 20 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | — | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 132 | — | — | — | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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