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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 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
784 | 710 | 640 | 561 | 499 | 432 | 422 | 369 | 361 | 307 | 251 | 211 | 205 | 181 | 213 | 213 | 196 | 203 | 230 | 210 | 269 | 334 | 557 | 816 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.99m | 10:40AM1.24m | 11:04PM1.92m | 11:38AM1.20m | 11:58PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.34m | 5:00AM0.38m | 4:13PM0.43m | 5:58AM0.44m | 5:06PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 784 | 710 | 640 | 561 | 499 | 432 | 422 | 369 | 361 | 307 | 251 | 211 | 205 | 170 | 213 | 213 | 196 | 137 | 137 | 210 | 269 | 334 | 557 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 116 | 181 | 170 | 140 | 140 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 110 | 115 | 78 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 106 | 178 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 203 | 230 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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