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Tugun Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tugun today?
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
450 | 437 | 478 | 428 | 424 | 427 | 480 | 520 | 474 | 524 | 547 | 541 | 475 | 475 | 687 | 634 | 569 | 344 | 327 | 331 | 310 | 300 | 300 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.18m | 2:35AM1.70m | 3:33PM1.27m | 3:43AM1.69m | 4:35PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.69m | 9:36AM0.57m | 9:09PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.54m | 10:21PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 450 | 437 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 414 | 359 | 350 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 300 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 405 | 478 | 428 | 424 | 427 | 480 | 520 | 474 | 524 | 547 | 541 | 475 | 475 | 687 | 634 | 569 | 344 | 327 | 331 | 310 | 300 | 223 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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