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Tugun Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Tugun surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | |
499 | 422 | 369 | 369 | 361 | 307 | 251 | 216 | 210 | 173 | 222 | 213 | 236 | 293 | 210 | 260 | 217 | 399 | 557 | 816 | 4245 | 1011 | 1621 | 1327 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | 10:13PM1.99m | 10:40AM1.24m | 11:04PM1.92m | 11:38AM1.20m | 11:58PM1.83m | 12:42PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.38m | 4:13PM0.43m | 5:58AM0.44m | 5:06PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.49m | 6:08PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 499 | 422 | 369 | 369 | 361 | 307 | 251 | 216 | 210 | 173 | 222 | 213 | 177 | 173 | 210 | 260 | 211 | 399 | 557 | 816 | 1376 | 1011 | 1621 | 1327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 107 | 129 | 170 | 177 | — | — | 140 | 171 | 217 | 116 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 92 | 40 | 114 | 178 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 236 | 293 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 4245 | 800 | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 266 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 167 | 734 | 200 | 734 | 200 |
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