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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 3 pm Monday 18 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 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 51mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | |
1102 | 1119 | 1146 | 792 | 874 | 932 | 1346 | 1005 | 1313 | 1172 | 1024 | 800 | 710 | 627 | 550 | 541 | 480 | 408 | 349 | 481 | 643 | 719 | 819 | 951 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:24PM2.02m | 9:47AM1.30m | 10:13PM1.99m | 10:40AM1.24m | 11:04PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.28m | 4:05AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.34m | 5:00AM0.38m | 4:13PM0.43m | 5:58AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 792 | 874 | 932 | 1346 | 1005 | 1313 | 1172 | 1024 | 800 | 710 | 627 | 550 | 541 | 480 | 408 | 349 | 295 | 288 | 249 | 249 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1102 | 1119 | 1146 | 268 | 219 | 245 | 316 | 163 | 289 | 204 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 138 | 269 | 481 | 643 | 719 | 819 | 951 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 219 | 401 | 508 | 177 | 184 | 184 | 174 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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