Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 08 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888899999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)195132286309305273258252284256212287341393351360373390389445533752710627
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.44
12:18AM
1.58
12:06PM
1.32
1:04AM
1.53
12:42PM
1.21
2:04AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.56
6:30AM
0.78
6:13PM
0.62
7:27AM
0.88
6:50PM
0.69
8:57AM
0.93
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-7:10-------7:09-------7:08------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-322122323431-----------
Temp. °C242221212121212222232323222222242626232223222225
Feels °C (?)242121212222222323232222212121232424222223222224
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