Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 109 | 170 | 200 | 153 | 136 | 137 | 137 | 150 | 154 | 184 | 163 | 159 | 187 | 135 | 221 | 226 | 176 | 265 | 279 | 251 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.47m | 00:32AM0.95m | 1:20PM1.44m | 2:14AM0.97m | 2:30PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.61m | 7:34PM0.73m | 5:52AM0.69m | 8:52PM0.69m | 7:19AM0.75m | 9:49PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 159 | 139 | 135 | 143 | 147 | 176 | 265 | 279 | 251 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | N 13 | E 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 | 9 | — | 54 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 109 | 170 | 200 | 153 | 136 | 137 | 137 | 150 | 154 | 184 | 163 | — | 187 | — | 221 | 226 | — | — | — | — | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 826 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 280 | 143 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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