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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 30 Jan 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
26.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (30 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)7778888888899911111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256286280296302448305265265258265351327436610599507498418402333320268216
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
1.85
6:21PM
1.24
6:54AM
1.95
7:14PM
1.31
7:41AM
2.02
8:00PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.36
12:07AM
0.25
1:33PM
0.29
12:58AM
0.22
2:17PM
0.26
1:45AM
0.21
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise5:15-------5:16-------5:16-------
Sunset---6:42-------6:42-------6:40----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232525242323232223262625232322212225272725242322
Feels °C (?)222323222224242325262525242625232426272726252525
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