Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)1110101111101010101010991212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158615561306173115471061961961942981957829705188817101546146614841298431431375954788
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
12:13AM
1.80
12:51PM
1.17
1:21AM
1.74
2:15PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
5:17PM
0.53
7:14AM
0.57
6:22PM
0.63
8:30AM
0.59
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------121--1132
Temp. °C201918171620222120191817172022212019191918202020
Feels °C (?)161615141316181717161414141617171716161615161718
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