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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 pm Wednesday 29 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 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
414 | 334 | 422 | 671 | 539 | 488 | 535 | 476 | 614 | 392 | 443 | 432 | 617 | 392 | 396 | 393 | 480 | 452 | 287 | 334 | 488 | 593 | 650 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.77m | 6:57AM1.61m | 7:27PM1.85m | 7:34AM1.55m | 8:04PM1.89m | 8:10AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.52m | 1:00PM0.42m | 1:44AM0.52m | 1:32PM0.42m | 2:25AM0.54m | 2:03PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 |
 kJ | 264 | 2 | 2 | 470 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 432 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 439 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 341 | 295 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 15 | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | — | S 13 | — | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | S 9 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | S 19 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 414 | 334 | 422 | 671 | 539 | 488 | 535 | 476 | 614 | 392 | 443 | 432 | 617 | 392 | 396 | 393 | 480 | 452 | 287 | 334 | 488 | 593 | 650 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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