Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 2026 AEST
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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 5PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
730
738
850
900
1049
1049
951
843
757
676
663
663
577
489
470
461
394
458
394
392
392
333
327
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:20AM1.33m
9:51PM1.84m
9:56AM1.25m
10:28PM1.79m
10:37AM1.19m
11:08PM1.73m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.54m
4:30AM0.68m
3:33PM0.61m
5:16AM0.72m
4:07PM0.68m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:10
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
24
25
25
24
22
21
20
20
21
20
18
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
716
730
738
850
900
1049
1049
951
843
757
676
663
663
577
489
470
461
394
458
394
392
392
333
327
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
1
6
11
6
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
10
45
2
47
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
124
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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