
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 191 | 601 | 508 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 51 | 58 | 75 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 43 | 71 | 50 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.44m | 6:25PM1.71m | 6:52AM1.56m | 7:06PM1.67m | 7:31AM1.64m | 7:44PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.24m | 12:06PM0.28m | 00:44AM0.21m | 12:54PM0.25m | 1:19AM0.20m | 1:38PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
31 | 33 | 71 | 62 | 34 | 31 | 53 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 51 | 58 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 24 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 |
4 | 25 | 64 | 50 | 39 | 24 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 56 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | SE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 17 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
2 | 18 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
211 | 191 | 601 | 508 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 43 | 71 | 50 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 173 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 1370 | 1370 | 173 | 173 | 141 | 42 | 180 | 42 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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