Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)131414141414141414141413131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5817148941014101410141158104210421028736600608421339260198152144103103996665
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoffoffon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.30
4:49AM
1.66
5:32PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.71
6:11PM
1.58
6:20AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.67
10:24PM
0.76
11:28AM
0.56
11:20PM
0.64
12:03PM
0.46
12:09AM
0.52
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:31-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252422201919192222222120201918212222212019181922
Feels °C (?)232323201617182020212019191717192020212119181922
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