Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is

20.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Duranbah today (28 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28				Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	106	116	88	75	50	43	29	28	18	25	18	18	18	19	24	13	13	13	181	149
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	N	NNW	WNW	W	W	SW	ENE	E	NNE	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				7:40PM1.80m				7:57AM1.19m				8:16PM1.82m				8:35AM1.24m				8:49PM1.82m
Low Tide	12:51PM0.41m					2:22AM0.43m				1:33PM0.39m				2:54AM0.38m				2:11PM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	18	20	19	18	18	16	15	14	16	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	18	17	18	17	13	12	11	12	14	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 6	E 6
kJ	106	116	88	75	50	43	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	24	25	24	24	19	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 5	E 6	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	NE 7	E 13	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	3	13	12	12	9	15	29	28	18	2	8	8	8	8	13	3	12	12	18	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 13	SSE 7	SE 7	NE 7	S 7	SE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SE 13
kJ	25	4	4	4	12	12	12	12	2	3	5	2	8	4	2	13	13	13	13	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	—	WNW 3	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	SW 2	S 3	SSW 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	25	—	—	—	1	4	14	55	113	181	149
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	58	204	157	157	164	127	127	127	108	41	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1											1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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