Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 106 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 98 | 208 | 181 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.74m | 7:31AM1.29m | 7:45PM1.76m | 8:06AM1.36m | 8:18PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.36m | 1:15PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.30m | 1:53PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
91 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 106 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 10 | 60 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | N 6 | E 13 | NE 12 | — | — | S 16 | E 12 | N 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 6 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 86 | 55 | 31 | 208 | 181 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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