Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST
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Tugun surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tugun sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
12
2
E
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.9
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2827
2416
2129
1938
1016
883
972
990
1106
1027
1045
961
978
1098
995
995
993
1155
1174
1174
1194
1233
1198
1083
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
0
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.32m
2:55AM1.58m
3:58PM1.42m
3:53AM1.51m
4:51PM1.54m
4:46AM1.46m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.73m
9:39AM0.52m
9:51PM0.73m
10:22AM0.50m
10:56PM0.69m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:59
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
19
20
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
21
18
19
19
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
12
2
E
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.9
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
Energy kJ
1474
1300
1142
1046
1016
883
972
990
1106
1027
1045
961
978
1098
995
995
993
1155
1174
1174
1194
1233
1198
1083
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
667
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2827
2416
2129
1938
850
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
4
5
5
0
2
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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