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Tugun Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
556 | 470 | 467 | 468 | 458 | 468 | 458 | 392 | 386 | 327 | 327 | 273 | 262 | 210 | 211 | 207 | 490 | 336 | 293 | 632 | 230 | 244 | 249 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.19m | 11:08PM1.73m | 11:28AM1.15m | 11:54PM1.67m | 12:33PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.68m | 6:07AM0.75m | 4:48PM0.75m | 7:05AM0.75m | 5:43PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 556 | 470 | 467 | 468 | 458 | 468 | 458 | 392 | 386 | 327 | 327 | 273 | 262 | 210 | 211 | 207 | 217 | 3 | 293 | 262 | 230 | 244 | 249 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 115 | 85 | 71 | 55 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 62 | 8 | 108 | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 490 | 336 | 70 | 632 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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