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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 3 am Tuesday 05 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1492 | 1376 | 1137 | 1037 | 1037 | 924 | 924 | 819 | 789 | 682 | 669 | 666 | 680 | 610 | 596 | 610 | 510 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 361 | 301 | 295 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.25m | 10:28PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.19m | 11:08PM1.73m | 11:28AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.68m | 3:33PM0.61m | 5:16AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.68m | 6:07AM0.75m | 4:48PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1492 | 1376 | 1137 | 1037 | 1037 | 924 | 924 | 819 | 789 | 682 | 669 | 666 | 680 | 610 | 596 | 610 | 510 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 361 | 301 | 295 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NNE 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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