Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.2° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
E
8
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
256
232
268
550
232
359
372
561
302
302
339
386
137
50
328
383
356
505
443
387
154
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.36m
8:18PM1.75m
8:40AM1.41m
8:51PM1.71m
9:14AM1.45m
9:25PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.32m
2:43AM0.27m
2:31PM0.29m
3:13AM0.24m
3:10PM0.29m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
12
13
12
14
15
13
14
14
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