Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259270392291466306306256256221212207176180184193227186177144140165181206
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
1.40
1:51AM
1.31
1:26PM
1.29
2:59AM
1.36
2:24PM
1.19
4:06AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.54
7:43AM
0.81
8:06PM
0.55
9:09AM
0.84
8:59PM
0.55
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------4:58-------5:00-------5:01-
Sunset-6:46-------6:46-------6:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1---1-11-1
Temp. °C262624242423242727262525232222222223222322232425
Feels °C (?)262625252524252828282928242323232324222423242525
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