Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.5
S
1.9
SSE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010101010111010107787788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9991053884798694680707603580520425388334319244213181200397441440271403240
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
0
E
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
1.86
10:57PM
1.33
11:11AM
1.80
11:37PM
1.36
11:49AM
1.71
12:22AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.36
4:39AM
0.39
5:43PM
0.35
5:23AM
0.42
6:19PM
0.35
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:45----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11-----1--
Temp. °C222523242321212022282827252523232325262524232322
Feels °C (?)202422232323221922272627252626232324252424232423
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