Surf Forecasts:
Duds Reef surf forecast from 29 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 4 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 5 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 516 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 3 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Duds Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Duds Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Duds Reef in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 05) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 30) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 4th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 5th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duds Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 381 | 330 | 447 | 314 | 253 | 170 | 103 | 88 | 98 | 100 | 92 | 107 | 147 | 170 | 140 | 111 | 196 | 283 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM0.43m | 5:35AM0.71m | 4:50PM0.37m | 6:27AM0.70m | 5:17PM0.31m | 7:29AM0.69m | 5:40PM0.26m | 8:45AM0.67m | 10:08AM0.66m | 10:45PM0.23m | 11:19AM0.67m | 00:15AM0.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.04m | 12:19PM0.23m | 10:55PM0.04m | 1:39PM0.25m | 11:28PM0.06m | 3:46PM0.26m | 00:10AM0.09m | 1:14AM0.13m | 6:44PM0.18m | 3:03AM0.17m | 7:07PM0.15m | 4:54AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 324 | 270 | 195 | 165 | 240 | 448 | 244 | 225 | 76 | 76 | 58 | 126 | 93 | 65 | 170 | 43 | 111 | 99 | 283 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 | W 8 | S 20 | S 12 | E 5 |
| kJ | 169 | 308 | 249 | 447 | 131 | 100 | 80 | 78 | 89 | 61 | 61 | 71 | 107 | 147 | 47 | 140 | 33 | 196 | 99 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | E 14 | E 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | E 6 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 11 | W 8 | ENE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 245 | 381 | 330 | 142 | 314 | 253 | 119 | 103 | 88 | 98 | 100 | 92 | 15 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 68 | 130 | 250 | 170 | 80 | 56 | 58 | 28 | 22 | 16 | — | 77 | — | 61 | 28 | 16 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
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