Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.2° 

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Duranbah today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
4
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1536
1381
1208
974
1094
963
578
528
287
269
287
281
225
225
190
176
126
104
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:36PM1.05m
12:54PM1.40m
00:37AM0.97m
2:09PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.73m
5:38AM0.56m
7:55PM0.78m
6:34AM0.63m
9:33PM0.75m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
18
16
17
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
20
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
14
16
15
16
17
16
14
13
14
19
19
19
21
19
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