Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 37 | 43 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 87 | 88 | 97 | 65 | 62 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 279 | 472 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.70m | 9:53PM1.39m | 10:22AM1.68m | 10:25PM1.28m | 10:59AM1.64m | 10:57PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.37m | 3:50AM0.30m | 4:43PM0.46m | 4:18AM0.37m | 5:26PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | E 8 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 74 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 40 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 37 | 43 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 87 | 88 | 97 | 65 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 112 | 166 | 279 | 472 | 673 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 184 | 493 | 588 | 553 | 178 | 139 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 472 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 204 | 324 | 278 | 141 | 141 |
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