Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
3
S
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)135556121277788999101010111010101311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5452687712127272893653283584796944844245615325706726475436312628917
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.89
8:25AM
1.64
8:50PM
1.94
9:07AM
1.54
9:34PM
1.95
9:52AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.28
2:26AM
0.31
2:24PM
0.27
3:13AM
0.31
3:02PM
0.30
4:03AM
0.36
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282524232122192222222120191918212221201920181721
Feels °C (?)262223232120151919191918171716202019191718161518
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