Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 256 | 232 | 268 | 550 | 232 | 359 | 372 | 561 | 302 | 302 | 339 | 386 | 137 | 50 | 328 | 383 | 356 | 505 | 443 | 387 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.36m | 8:18PM1.75m | 8:40AM1.41m | 8:51PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.45m | 9:25PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.32m | 2:43AM0.27m | 2:31PM0.29m | 3:13AM0.24m | 3:10PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 291 | 256 | 29 | 33 | 550 | 232 | 359 | 372 | 360 | 302 | 302 | 55 | 54 | 137 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 12 | NE 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 32 | 63 | 34 | 103 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | NE 10 | N 6 | — | NE 10 | NE 15 | — | N 15 | S 18 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SSE 11 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 232 | 268 | — | 14 | 17 | — | 561 | 21 | 25 | 339 | 386 | 90 | 184 | 328 | 383 | 356 | 505 | 443 | 387 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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