Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.4
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)10111110101111119111111111110101110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6781911918217173383753688983383263263325051582155640635530826532432410581058
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.43
10:21PM
1.92
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.36
3:41PM
0.35
4:59AM
0.43
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
5:17PM
0.53
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:23-------5:22-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C191817212322202018171720232120191817172021201919
Feels °C (?)171615181817171715141416191717171615151718171717
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