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Tugun Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
361 | 307 | 257 | 205 | 204 | 222 | 284 | 245 | 246 | 261 | 201 | 294 | 246 | 369 | 469 | 603 | 1087 | 1725 | 1401 | 7962 | 1780 | 4778 | 3685 | 3133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.24m | 11:04PM1.92m | 11:38AM1.20m | 11:58PM1.83m | 12:42PM1.20m | 00:55AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.43m | 5:58AM0.44m | 5:06PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.49m | 6:08PM0.62m | 7:56AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 361 | 307 | 257 | 205 | 204 | 222 | 284 | 245 | 173 | 137 | 201 | 294 | 246 | 369 | 469 | 603 | 1087 | 47 | 1401 | 2576 | 1780 | 1600 | 1280 | 1244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 170 | 173 | 143 | 146 | — | 5 | 137 | 139 | 171 | 87 | 65 | 46 | — | — | 647 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 11 | S 4 | SSE 13 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 54 | 123 | 188 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 246 | 261 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1725 | 21 | 7962 | 13 | 4778 | 3685 | 3133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 2 | 167 | 167 | 2 | 2 |
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