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Duranbah Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 12PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
263 | 223 | 406 | 450 | 341 | 349 | 388 | 488 | 626 | 568 | 501 | 481 | 526 | 522 | 473 | 485 | 432 | 382 | 334 | 331 | 368 | 368 | 346 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:25PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.68m | 6:09PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.54m | 10:21PM0.66m | 11:14AM0.50m | 11:22PM0.60m | 11:52AM0.46m | 00:13AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 263 | 223 | 13 | 12 | 341 | 349 | 388 | 488 | 511 | 568 | 501 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 432 | 382 | 334 | — | 10 | 5 | 346 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | N 12 | N 18 | N 18 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | N 16 | S 12 | S 11 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | SSE 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 16 | — | — | N 16 | N 15 | NE 16 | N 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 221 | 192 | 406 | 450 | 143 | — | — | — | 626 | — | — | 481 | 526 | 522 | 473 | 485 | — | — | — | 331 | 368 | 368 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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