Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (09 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.5
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
2.1
E
2.3
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888999999999101111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37727335529133257370246645050552644946146541348851062486710161053149615221522
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.32
1:04AM
1.53
12:42PM
1.21
2:04AM
1.49
1:39PM
1.11
3:24AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.78
6:13PM
0.62
7:27AM
0.88
6:50PM
0.69
8:57AM
0.93
7:46PM
0.76
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---7:09-------7:08-------7:07----
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
7345642--11-------------
Temp. °C222323232222222222252526232222222225262523222121
Feels °C (?)242424232222212121242325222221222224242424242222
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