Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1211
1332
1536
1447
910
1149
1032
821
727
640
561
541
480
414
484
792
878
993
1188
1198
987
849
850
933
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
9:47AM1.30m
10:13PM1.99m
10:40AM1.24m
11:04PM1.92m
11:38AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.33m
3:26PM0.34m
5:00AM0.38m
4:13PM0.43m
5:58AM0.44m
5:06PM0.53m
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
22
21
20
19
18
16
16
16
19
21
20
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
20
21
19
21
20
19
18
16
14
14
14
16
18
17
14
14
12
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
971
923
1536
1447
910
1149
1032
821
727
640
561
541
480
414
349
295
249
210
214
220
211
202
198
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
94
84
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
1.7
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.8
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
7
1.3
S
7
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1211
1332
218
389
239
22
16
2
12
12
7
6
57
186
484
792
878
993
1188
1198
987
849
850
933
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
184
174
39
25
25
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
8
41
41
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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