Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 288 | 250 | 525 | 488 | 367 | 393 | 151 | 204 | 171 | 425 | 142 | 164 | 134 | 120 | 159 | 196 | 187 | 183 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.40m | 11:37PM1.27m | 12:37PM1.37m | 00:13AM1.15m | 1:39PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.62m | 5:55AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:34AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 15 | ESE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 18 | 139 | 135 | 134 | 162 | 135 | 92 | 80 | 200 | 142 | 164 | 134 | 120 | 159 | 196 | 187 | 183 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 90 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 151 | 204 | 6 | 56 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 3 | — | — | — | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | S 9 | E 12 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 35 | 50 | 56 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 237 | 288 | 250 | 525 | 488 | 367 | 393 | — | — | 171 | 425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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