Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1049
951
843
757
757
663
663
577
556
470
461
452
452
458
400
386
386
327
327
273
262
210
211
210
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:56AM1.25m
10:28PM1.79m
10:37AM1.19m
11:08PM1.73m
11:28AM1.15m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.68m
3:33PM0.61m
5:16AM0.72m
4:07PM0.68m
6:07AM0.75m
4:48PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:10
5:09
5:08
Temp °C
21
21
20
22
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
21
23
20
20
20
19
19
19
23
25
24
21
18
23
23
22
24
23
24
24
20
21
19
19
20
22
19
20
21
20
20
20
24
25
24
20
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
1049
951
843
757
757
663
663
577
556
470
461
452
452
458
400
386
386
327
327
273
262
210
211
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
3
1
6
6
10
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
29
29
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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