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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
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) (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 26 | 36 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 131 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:24AM 1.87 | 10:50PM 1.11 | 11:12AM 1.78 | 11:46PM 1.09 | 12:01PM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:32AM 0.29 | 5:15PM 0.35 | 4:19AM 0.40 | 6:07PM 0.42 | 5:10AM 0.51 | 7:00PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
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