Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1079
1006
970
835
915
669
595
573
495
467
400
394
394
386
340
340
290
284
239
198
194
158
158
158
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SE
25
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
W
10
W
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
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
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:34AM1.42m
6:21PM1.76m
6:20AM1.38m
7:03PM1.83m
7:03AM1.34m
7:42PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.65m
11:41AM0.45m
00:43AM0.62m
12:18PM0.43m
1:31AM0.59m
12:55PM0.42m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
1
1
5
8
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
15
14
14
17
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
18
16
21
21
21
23
17
17
17
16
12
10
10
13
16
16
15
16
15
13
14
18
21
21
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
1079
1006
970
835
915
669
595
573
495
467
400
394
394
386
340
340
290
284
239
198
194
158
158
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
1.1
NNE
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
9
9
3
2
2
71
8
7
6
6
6
6
60
41
5
5
5
2
8
20
68
71
69
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
3
2
3
4
2
4
20
4
4
4
4
6
5
8
3
1
5
4
4
1
9
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
37
109
105
65
88
59
72
81
73
119
34
24
13
2
1
2
2
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
4
1
4
15
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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