Duke of York Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.24° S 152.46° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duke of York sea temperature is
28.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Duke of York surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Duke of York today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duke of York at 1PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Duke of York. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
321
128
133
112
271
259
216
211
243
84
72
56
134
134
111
111
111
88
151
147
67
106
62
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:07AM0.86m
4:02AM0.78m
3:46AM0.71m
2:59AM0.66m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.22m
1:02PM0.26m
12:34PM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:47
 mm
2
3
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
24
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.1
S
7
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
5
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
88
151
147
67
1
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
334
321
128
133
112
271
259
216
211
243
84
72
56
134
134
111
111
111
6
7
106
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2146
2146
2146
2146
2146
690
686
1129
1160
780
686
690
2146
2146
780
690
690
92
2146
2146
2131
2130
780
92
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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