Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 66 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 130 | 200 | 176 | 157 | 141 | 150 | 159 | 184 | 217 | 195 | 246 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.52m | 11:20PM1.00m | 12:16PM1.47m | 00:32AM0.95m | 1:20PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.52m | 6:16PM0.71m | 4:56AM0.61m | 7:34PM0.73m | 5:52AM0.69m | 8:52PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 18 | 47 | 157 | 45 | 57 | 71 | 55 | 44 | 43 | 168 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 11 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | NE 13 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 17 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | — | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | — | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 114 | 66 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 130 | 200 | 176 | — | 141 | 150 | 159 | 184 | 217 | 195 | 246 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 200 | 826 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 110 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
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