Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
917
682
669
584
584
495
467
394
394
392
333
340
290
290
244
202
198
161
158
158
158
125
145
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
W
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:34AM1.42m
6:21PM1.76m
6:20AM1.38m
7:03PM1.83m
7:03AM1.34m
7:42PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.45m
00:43AM0.62m
12:18PM0.43m
1:31AM0.59m
12:55PM0.42m
2:16AM0.57m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:57
2
6
4
4
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
18
18
17
15
14
15
17
20
20
17
17
17
16
15
19
22
21
18
16
15
15
21
21
20
18
16
15
12
11
11
14
17
17
15
16
16
15
13
17
21
21
16
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
S
9
Energy kJ
970
917
682
669
584
584
495
467
394
394
392
333
340
290
290
244
202
198
161
158
158
158
125
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.8
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
S
10
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
8
7
6
43
6
57
33
41
5
5
2
5
8
31
78
99
89
89
95
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
N
5
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
4
4
4
20
4
6
6
6
16
5
3
3
5
5
2
4
4
10
10
9
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.8
NW
4
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
37
64
74
64
64
78
19
111
31
20
17
37
20
11
3
3
3
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
1
39
0
10
4
4
4
15
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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