Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 79 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 284 | 284 | 39 | 277 | 77 | 117 | 28 | 26 | 250 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.36m | 8:43PM1.91m | 9:04AM1.40m | 9:22PM1.83m | 9:44AM1.43m | 9:59PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.19m | 3:48AM0.22m | 3:36PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 7 | N 7 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | — | — |
4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1 | 8 | 79 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 284 | 284 | — | 277 | 77 | 117 | 19 | 25 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 42 |
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