Tugun surf break

Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tugun today?

The current surf forecast for Tugun at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
710
640
561
499
432
422
369
361
307
251
211
205
181
213
213
196
203
230
210
269
334
557
816
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM1.99m
10:40AM1.24m
11:04PM1.92m
11:38AM1.20m
11:58PM1.83m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.34m
5:00AM0.38m
4:13PM0.43m
5:58AM0.44m
5:06PM0.53m
6:57AM0.49m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
17
16
15
15
19
21
21
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
20
20
18
15
14
13
13
17
19
18
14
14
12
10
10
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
2
SE
10
Energy kJ
784
710
640
561
499
432
422
369
361
307
251
211
205
170
213
213
196
137
137
210
269
334
557
816
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
4
116
181
170
140
140
5
2
136
110
115
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SE
9
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
9
7
4
8
9
9
5
52
22
106
178
5
6
5
8
8
203
230
8
6
5
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
153
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
2
0
2
44
326
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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