Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1755 | 1488 | 1235 | 1043 | 861 | 819 | 765 | 795 | 979 | 1094 | 1030 | 935 | 969 | 958 | 1904 | 4286 | 6559 | 7299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.94m | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.83m | 10:57AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.24m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 22 | E 11 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 926 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | E 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1755 | 1488 | 1235 | 1043 | 861 | 819 | 765 | 795 | 979 | 1094 | 1030 | 935 | 969 | 958 | 1904 | 4286 | 6559 | 7299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 437 | 437 | 204 | 0 | 555 | 598 | 598 | 392 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 644 | 644 | 733 | 437 |
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