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Duranbah Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
450 | 343 | 388 | 488 | 524 | 582 | 559 | 593 | 588 | 561 | 497 | 450 | 434 | 412 | 403 | 403 | 393 | 383 | 377 | 432 | 432 | 439 | 497 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:25PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.68m | 6:09PM1.66m | 6:17AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.66m | 11:14AM0.50m | 11:22PM0.60m | 11:52AM0.46m | 00:13AM0.55m | 12:27PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 18 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 6 | 343 | 388 | 488 | 524 | 582 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 450 | 434 | 412 | — | — | 5 | 383 | 377 | 432 | 432 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | N 12 | — | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 17 | ESE 8 | — | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | S 11 | N 12 | — | S 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 104 | 19 | 30 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 16 | N 12 | N 16 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 450 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 559 | 593 | 588 | 561 | 497 | — | — | — | 403 | 403 | 393 | — | — | — | 33 | 439 | 497 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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