Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 211 | 173 | 197 | 192 | 153 | 126 | 107 | 100 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 113 | 112 | 95 | 80 | 113 | 169 | 169 | 175 | 139 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.59m | 10:33PM1.08m | 11:23AM1.52m | 11:20PM1.00m | 12:16PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.44m | 5:15PM0.64m | 4:18AM0.52m | 6:16PM0.71m | 4:56AM0.61m | 7:34PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 78 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 49 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 60 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 8 | — | — | SE 11 | E 10 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | — | E 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 37 | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 223 | 211 | 173 | 197 | 192 | 153 | 126 | 107 | 100 | 80 | — | 68 | 76 | 80 | 113 | 112 | 95 | 80 | 113 | 169 | 169 | 175 | 139 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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