Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.4
NE
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)15151515141414788878141010101010109677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6767665454535363789874689561190153242234288370333133217216
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.78
9:25AM
1.69
9:49PM
1.80
10:05AM
1.57
10:34PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.31
3:30PM
0.30
4:04AM
0.35
4:07PM
0.34
4:56AM
0.44
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------5:48-------5:50-------5:50-
Sunset-5:58-------5:57-------5:54------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
31----------1---111111-1
Temp. °C242423222221222425242322212222232322212121202022
Feels °C (?)242424232322222324232322212222212221212121201921
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