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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 am Wednesday 06 May 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
598 | 580 | 514 | 514 | 586 | 610 | 520 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 356 | 301 | 295 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 427 | 741 | 613 | 563 | 540 | 416 | 370 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.19m | 11:08PM1.73m | 11:28AM1.15m | 11:54PM1.67m | 12:33PM1.13m | 00:48AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.68m | 6:07AM0.75m | 4:48PM0.75m | 7:05AM0.75m | 5:43PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 598 | 580 | 514 | 514 | 586 | 610 | 520 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 356 | 301 | 295 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 262 | 234 | 613 | 563 | 540 | 416 | 370 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNW 4 | S 18 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 50 | 102 | 77 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 73 | 177 | 427 | 741 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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