Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1484 | 2538 | 3037 | 2498 | 2122 | 2006 | 2039 | 1738 | 1568 | 1320 | 1071 | 1269 | 1066 | 614 | 547 | 450 | 413 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58PM1.16m | 11:55AM1.44m | 11:36PM1.05m | 12:54PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.48m | 6:27PM0.73m | 5:38AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 885 | 766 | 614 | 547 | 450 | 413 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 16 | S 19 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | NE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1484 | 2538 | 3037 | 2498 | 2122 | 2006 | 2039 | 1738 | 1568 | 1320 | 1071 | 1269 | 1066 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 912 | 278 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 324 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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