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Tugun Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
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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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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