Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 1PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 235 | 263 | 481 | 612 | 703 | 727 | 598 | 423 | 321 | 226 | 247 | 203 | 193 | 207 | 308 | 333 | 266 | 370 | 985 | 1516 | 1440 | 2049 | 1984 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.29m | 9:47PM1.94m | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.83m | 10:57AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.20m | 3:07PM0.23m | 4:25AM0.24m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 17 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 235 | 263 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 11 | — | 266 | 370 | — | — | 1440 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 19 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 481 | 612 | 703 | 727 | 598 | 423 | 321 | 226 | 247 | 203 | 193 | 207 | 308 | 333 | 17 | 21 | 985 | 1516 | 75 | 2049 | 1984 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 280 | 458 | 458 | 439 | 4 | 439 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 555 | 621 | 439 | 2 | 2 | 167 | 169 | 644 | 644 | 767 | 734 | 644 |
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