Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 144 | 124 | 101 | 83 | 186 | 210 | 225 | 242 | 263 | 270 | 333 | 243 | 221 | 243 | 254 | 312 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.74m | 7:31AM1.29m | 7:45PM1.76m | 8:06AM1.36m | 8:18PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.36m | 1:15PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.30m | 1:53PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 131 | 144 | 124 | 101 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 231 | 243 | 221 | 243 | 33 | 312 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | S 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 33 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 13 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | NE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 8 | SSE 15 | NNE 7 | SSE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 31 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 38 | 110 | 186 | 210 | 225 | 242 | 263 | 270 | 333 | — | — | — | 254 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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