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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 Friday 22 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 1PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
2969 | 2037 | 5342 | 7253 | 7276 | 6576 | 6135 | 5146 | 4447 | 4436 | 3846 | 4845 | 4720 | 4443 | 3554 | 4447 | 3868 | 2917 | 2681 | 2423 | 2222 | 2031 | 1850 | 1677 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.20m | 00:55AM1.74m | 1:51PM1.24m | 1:55AM1.65m | 2:58PM1.32m | 2:55AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.49m | 6:08PM0.62m | 7:56AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.70m | 8:50AM0.53m | 8:38PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | — | 1912 | 180 | 29 | — | — | 4330 | — | — | — | 3846 | 3826 | — | — | 3554 | 3549 | 3274 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2031 | 1850 | 1677 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2969 | 2037 | 5342 | 7253 | 7276 | 6576 | 6135 | 5146 | 4447 | 4436 | 562 | 4845 | 4720 | 4443 | 342 | 4447 | 3868 | 2917 | 2681 | 2423 | 2222 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 171 | 739 | 739 | 775 | 171 | 2 | 204 | 8 | 278 | 650 | 666 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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