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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 201 | 153 | 138 | 135 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 104 | 95 | 83 | 64 | 67 | 186 | 243 | 338 | 365 | 426 | 531 | 522 | 569 | 492 | 565 | 552 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:35PM 1.32 | 5:46AM 1.46 | 5:29PM 1.27 | 6:33AM 1.57 | 6:20PM 1.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:51AM 0.73 | 11:05PM 0.46 | 11:55AM 0.70 | 11:46PM 0.42 | 12:52PM 0.65 | 12:26AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
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