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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 Saturday 16 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | |
338 | 338 | 363 | 383 | 429 | 548 | 619 | 633 | 673 | 659 | 705 | 758 | 747 | 810 | 880 | 880 | 963 | 1052 | 1041 | 1041 | 1055 | 1094 | 1291 | 977 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.51m | 7:51PM1.98m | 8:08AM1.45m | 8:37PM2.02m | 8:56AM1.38m | 9:24PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.24m | 2:20AM0.31m | 1:58PM0.25m | 3:12AM0.30m | 2:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
 kJ | 338 | 338 | 363 | 383 | 429 | 548 | 619 | 633 | 673 | 659 | 705 | 758 | 747 | 810 | 880 | 880 | 963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1052 | 1041 | 1041 | 1055 | 1094 | 1291 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 264 | 264 | 177 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
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