Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
716
630
630
630
630
978
701
716
730
738
738
917
1087
1087
969
843
757
757
676
663
588
577
498
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.40m
9:16PM1.88m
9:20AM1.33m
9:51PM1.84m
9:56AM1.25m
10:28PM1.79m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.48m
3:48AM0.62m
3:03PM0.54m
4:30AM0.68m
3:33PM0.61m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
24
23
22
21
19
19
17
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
24
24
23
24
23
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
716
716
630
630
630
630
618
701
716
730
738
738
917
1087
1087
969
843
757
757
676
663
588
577
498
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
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
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
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
3
11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
978
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
6
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
143
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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