Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1903
1967
1900
1661
821
1281
1104
1077
940
876
858
833
736
952
890
902
804
687
651
569
555
475
235
186
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:51PM1.17m
1:21AM1.74m
2:15PM1.18m
2:35AM1.70m
3:33PM1.27m
3:43AM1.69m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.63m
8:30AM0.59m
7:44PM0.69m
9:36AM0.57m
9:09PM0.70m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:07
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
19
20
19
18
18
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
19
20
19
18
18
21
18
17
15
16
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
18
16
16
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.9
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
2
ESE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
821
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
115
4
4
4
16
16
4
28
14
475
144
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
14
14
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1903
1967
1900
1661
612
1281
1104
1077
940
876
858
833
736
952
890
902
804
687
651
569
555
235
167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1
1
599
141
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
265
53
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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