
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 9AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 60 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.69m | 8:20PM1.50m | 8:45AM1.70m | 8:53PM1.39m | 9:22AM1.68m | 9:25PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.22m | 2:21PM0.29m | 2:21AM0.25m | 3:02PM0.37m | 2:50AM0.30m | 3:43PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — |
53 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 21 | 39 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 44 | 53 | 64 | — | 26 | 30 | 60 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 1377 | 7 | 356 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 163 | 649 | 646 | 589 | 191 | 170 | 145 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
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