Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 71 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 352 | 575 | 741 | 836 | 767 | 665 | 490 | 396 | 216 | 183 | 163 | 163 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.28m | 10:59AM1.64m | 10:57PM1.17m | 11:38AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.37m | 5:26PM0.55m | 4:46AM0.44m | 6:15PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 41 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | S 18 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 104 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 71 | — | 7 | 53 | 135 | 352 | 575 | 741 | 836 | 767 | 665 | 490 | 396 | 216 | 183 | 163 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 204 | 213 | 141 | 324 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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