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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | |
1043 | 919 | 828 | 741 | 643 | 333 | 263 | 223 | 241 | 245 | 299 | 287 | 332 | 328 | 407 | 459 | 459 | 439 | 481 | 535 | 484 | 384 | 341 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.27m | 3:43AM1.69m | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:25PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.54m | 10:21PM0.66m | 11:14AM0.50m | 11:22PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | N 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 172 | 263 | 223 | 241 | 245 | 299 | 287 | 332 | 328 | 407 | 459 | 459 | — | — | — | 6 | 384 | 341 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 11 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 17 | — | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | SSE 8 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | — | SSE 7 | N 12 | — | N 18 | — | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — |
1043 | 919 | 828 | 741 | 643 | 333 | 191 | 167 | 110 | 110 | 73 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | 481 | 535 | 484 | — | 98 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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