Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1855 | 1780 | 1536 | 1381 | 1208 | 937 | 1066 | 963 | 578 | 528 | 287 | 269 | 287 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 190 | 176 | 145 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.44m | 11:36PM1.05m | 12:54PM1.40m | 00:37AM0.97m | 2:09PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.73m | 5:38AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.78m | 6:34AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 782 | 704 | 578 | 528 | 287 | 269 | 287 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 190 | 176 | 145 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 160 | 133 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 19 | NE 14 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 55 | 53 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 1855 | 1780 | 1536 | 1381 | 1208 | 937 | 1066 | 963 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 324 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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