Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)14151514141413131313121414513101099995109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38555581777185848279749856587661701635065615202519525785
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
1.43
1:23PM
1.32
2:33AM
1.49
2:38PM
1.21
3:51AM
1.59
4:02PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.59
7:48PM
0.39
9:01AM
0.60
8:55PM
0.38
10:30AM
0.55
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise--5:11-------5:11-------5:13-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:44-------6:43--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242425293028262423232326262523211919212525242321
Feels °C (?)272728303130292523242225232221201919202322222221
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