Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 20 | 175 | 289 | 463 | 727 | 788 | 2365 | 1885 | 1665 | 484 | 509 | 416 | 369 | 969 | 734 | 225 | 162 | 168 | 138 | 112 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.49m | 10:58PM1.16m | 11:55AM1.44m | 11:36PM1.05m | 12:54PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.42m | 5:27PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.48m | 6:27PM0.73m | 5:38AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 735 | 533 | 432 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 334 | 235 | 225 | 162 | 168 | 138 | 112 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | NE 16 | N 13 | E 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | NE 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 58 | 175 | 289 | 463 | 727 | 788 | 2365 | 1885 | 1665 | 484 | 509 | 416 | 369 | 969 | 734 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 200 | 1373 | 1373 | 1044 | 903 | 149 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 326 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tugun surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest