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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 29 | 30 | 48 | 63 | 48 | 67 | 72 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 141 | 734 | 546 | 456 | 464 | 449 | 426 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 1.09 | 12:01PM 1.67 | 12:46AM 1.11 | 12:51PM 1.56 | 1:51AM 1.16 | 1:45PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 0.51 | 7:00PM 0.47 | 6:09AM 0.61 | 7:50PM 0.50 | 7:19AM 0.70 | 8:37PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
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