Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tugun today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tugun at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tugun. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 75 | 115 | 205 | 250 | 249 | 261 | 266 | 276 | 310 | 266 | 266 | 477 | 489 | 268 | 268 | 276 | 193 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.43m | 10:33PM1.56m | 11:04AM1.42m | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:47AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.28m | 4:18PM0.38m | 4:52AM0.34m | 5:01PM0.50m | 5:22AM0.40m | 5:48PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | — | E 14 | SE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 266 | 234 | 5 | — | 4 | 61 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 18 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | SE 18 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 18 | S 18 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 15 | — | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 18 | E 14 | E 14 | E 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 75 | 115 | 205 | 250 | 249 | 261 | 266 | 276 | 310 | 266 | 266 | 477 | 489 | 268 | 268 | 276 | 193 | 489 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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