Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
25.8° 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: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
4
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.2
SSE
1
E
2.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)8887811111111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303362337142132114738934746039734529229830425525020817115414810610098154
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
1.31
9:36AM
1.86
9:57PM
1.33
10:11AM
1.80
10:37PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.38
3:00AM
0.37
4:10PM
0.36
3:39AM
0.39
4:43PM
0.35
4:23AM
0.42
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------5:07-------5:07-------5:09-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423211918212525242322212022293026262523232326
Feels °C (?)212019181717192323232323222022282926262724232225
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