Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 216 | 168 | 168 | 141 | 138 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.40m | 00:37AM0.97m | 2:09PM1.39m | 2:21AM0.94m | 3:25PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.78m | 6:34AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.75m | 7:58AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 216 | 168 | 168 | 141 | 138 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 14 | — | E 18 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 143 | 266 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 200 | 534 | 212 | 4 |
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