Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.3° 

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Duranbah today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
93
97
114
124
103
105
91
93
78
94
96
96
94
119
116
113
110
146
142
162
123
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
WNW
5
W
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:06AM0.98m
5:05PM1.53m
5:19AM1.04m
5:52PM1.62m
6:12AM1.13m
6:33PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.56m
11:58PM0.62m
10:57AM0.52m
00:38AM0.52m
11:49AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
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