Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 May 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
!
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2092
2421
5167
4927
4622
4234
3869
3491
3008
2416
2211
1938
925
883
883
899
1027
1045
1027
944
961
851
804
804
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.24m
1:55AM1.65m
2:58PM1.32m
2:55AM1.58m
3:58PM1.42m
3:53AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.70m
8:50AM0.53m
8:38PM0.73m
9:39AM0.52m
9:51PM0.73m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Energy kJ
2386
2250
2228
2047
1794
1609
1520
1300
1176
1046
925
883
883
899
1027
1045
1027
944
961
851
804
804
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
Energy kJ
2092
2421
5167
4927
4622
4234
3869
3491
3008
2416
2211
1938
788
724
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
667
734
740
326
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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