Tugun 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.15° S 153.50° E

Issued: 3 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tugun sea temperature is

23.0°C

Tugun surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tugun today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).
	Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	89	54	49	46	77	103	255	62	41	79	79	48	69	69	69	125	48	47	47	96	131	124	103	71	52	48	42
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	N	N	N	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SE	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	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	11:14PM1.01m				11:41AM1.56m				00:19AM1.00m				12:33PM1.51m					1:36AM1.03m				1:30PM1.47m				2:47AM1.11m
Low Tide			4:32AM0.63m				6:55PM0.64m				5:25AM0.70m					7:52PM0.62m			6:39AM0.75m					8:44PM0.57m


	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	11	1	—	—	—	—	1	8	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	26	28	24	21	20	20	20	21	24	24	19	18	19	19	19	19	21	22	22	21	21	20	19	20
Feels °C	22	21	22	25	26	23	21	20	20	21	23	24	24	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	34	28	29	46	49	69	107	62	35	34	25	48	69	69	69	6	23	26	20	46	43	42	42	44	45	44	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	NE 11	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 8	ENE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	24	54	49	24	3	5	45	41	41	79	79	16	16	13	6	4	48	47	33	10	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	NE 9	NE 11	NE 9	NE 9	S 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 6	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	S 8	NNE 6	SSE 8	E 10	NNE 6	NE 10	NE 10	N 5	N 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	22	3	5	3	3	1	22	22	22	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	3	11	47	6	4	4	1	1	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	NW 3	NW 3	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	WNW 2	WNW 3	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	E 10	SE 5	—	S 3	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	89	1	2	45	77	103	255	1	1	—	—	—	2	3	4	125	37	—	1	96	131	124	103	71	52	48	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast	Tugun QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	42	42	145	173	173	19	42	0	0	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Akkorokamui						North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout	North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout	Akkorokamui	Akkorokamui	Akkorokamui	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Tallebudgera	Kirra	Kirra	Kirra	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads
Rating (10 max)	1						1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	5	9	8	9	9	6	6	7

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