Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 163 | 179 | 159 | 154 | 187 | 131 | 181 | 212 | 166 | 181 | 245 | 251 | 251 | 217 | 223 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 246 | 418 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.44m | 2:14AM0.97m | 2:30PM1.44m | 3:38AM1.05m | 3:33PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.69m | 8:52PM0.69m | 7:19AM0.75m | 9:49PM0.62m | 8:53AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 57 | 43 | 53 | 135 | 40 | 131 | 138 | 166 | 181 | 245 | 251 | 251 | 217 | 223 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 246 | 253 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 41 | — | 39 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 150 | 163 | 179 | 159 | 154 | 187 | 131 | 181 | 212 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | 12 | — | 418 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 143 | 143 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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