Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 14 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17517319328626129418317814611711711110711011089939968718093105102
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.12
5:54AM
1.64
5:50PM
1.13
6:38AM
1.73
6:42PM
1.17
7:17AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.50
12:35PM
0.66
11:40PM
0.46
1:19PM
0.58
12:25AM
0.43
1:57PM
0.50
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:01-------5:03-------5:03---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:46-------6:45
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------11112---1--121
Temp. °C242423222325262524242423242627272525252425262727
Feels °C (?)232322222324252526272827282830292729292829292929
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