Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
2.4
SSE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
2.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)811111011111110101010101010101091013121211119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)885406332118633251546615561259355308270330260290324937204585472542433447469
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.92
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
12:13AM
1.80
12:51PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
0.43
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
5:17PM
0.53
7:14AM
0.57
6:22PM
0.63
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:07-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:22-------5:21--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C181817212320201918171721222119181818172021201918
Feels °C (?)151514171916181816151518181716161516151717171716
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