Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 25 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1010109910101414151514141413131313121414131010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333323131333637385562817771858482797496499562217111
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
25
NNE
20
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.40
12:22PM
1.46
1:19AM
1.43
1:23PM
1.32
2:33AM
1.49
2:38PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.53
6:50PM
0.38
7:29AM
0.59
7:48PM
0.39
9:01AM
0.60
8:55PM
0.38
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--5:11-------5:11-------5:11-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:44-------6:44--
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C232323272826252424242429292826242423232626262422
Feels °C (?)242425282826262626262630293031272724242624242322
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