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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 461 | 380 | 361 | 348 | 348 | 342 | 277 | 267 | 208 | 200 | 161 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 183 | 139 | 132 | 129 | 101 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 1.46 | 2:56AM 1.24 | 2:39PM 1.38 | 3:54AM 1.35 | 3:35PM 1.32 | 4:46AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 0.51 | 8:36AM 0.74 | 9:22PM 0.49 | 9:51AM 0.73 | 10:05PM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 29 |
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