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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 Thursday 21 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | |
1451 | 1361 | 1393 | 1497 | 1497 | 1593 | 1900 | 2275 | 2714 | 3529 | 5035 | 7251 | 6952 | 6178 | 5221 | 4570 | 3478 | 2975 | 2646 | 2447 | 2705 | 2555 | 2766 | 2448 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.20m | 11:58PM1.83m | 12:42PM1.20m | 00:55AM1.74m | 1:51PM1.24m | 1:55AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.44m | 5:06PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.49m | 6:08PM0.62m | 7:56AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | 223 | 230 | 225 | 211 | 173 | 137 | 118 | 113 | 66 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2155 | 2766 | 2448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 1451 | 1361 | 1393 | 1497 | 1497 | 1593 | 1900 | 2275 | 2714 | 3529 | 5035 | 7251 | 6952 | 6178 | 5221 | 4570 | 3478 | 2975 | 2646 | 2447 | 2705 | 2555 | — | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 171 | 265 | 278 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 437 | 437 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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