Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 61 | 79 | 127 | 197 | 240 | 284 | 270 | 270 | 304 | 333 | 383 | 329 | 250 | 238 | 301 | 187 | 159 | 135 | 110 | 29 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.36m | 8:43PM1.91m | 9:04AM1.40m | 9:22PM1.83m | 9:44AM1.43m | 9:59PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.19m | 3:48AM0.22m | 3:36PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 284 | 270 | 270 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 201 | 187 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 11 | S 20 | SE 20 |
| kJ | 65 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | N 9 | NE 7 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 79 | 127 | 197 | 240 | — | — | — | 304 | 333 | 383 | 329 | 250 | 238 | 301 | — | 159 | 135 | 110 | 88 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 39 |
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