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Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
SE
0.7
E
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888865588877777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2032031771811631511421277455124906254545512748131124521094694
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.44
3:36PM
1.13
5:04AM
1.54
4:48PM
1.12
5:54AM
1.64
5:50PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.82
9:56PM
0.53
11:42AM
0.75
10:50PM
0.50
12:35PM
0.66
11:40PM
0.46
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:01-------5:01-------5:01-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:46-------6:46----
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C222224262423242223262626242323202226262624232322
Feels °C (?)242326262424242223242324232323202225252626262624
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