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Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 15 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777777767777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16311711413113411311399991057067647275606361777979866986
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
1.13
6:38AM
1.73
6:42PM
1.17
7:17AM
1.81
7:27PM
1.21
7:54AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.46
1:19PM
0.58
12:25AM
0.43
1:57PM
0.50
1:06AM
0.40
2:33PM
0.45
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:03-------5:03-------5:05---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:45-------6:45
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1----------1249111--32
Temp. °C242424242527272725242524252626262424242323262423
Feels °C (?)262627272830282927272928292930292827282625272423
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