Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is

22.1°C

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Duranbah today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	56	58	70	73	78	91	107	117	107	83	286	253	201	201	189	149	124	132	151	100	74	47	72	54
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				10:55AM1.79m					11:13PM1.17m				11:47AM1.75m				00:10AM1.08m				12:46PM1.69m
Low Tide		4:13AM0.20m					5:32PM0.31m			4:57AM0.27m					6:34PM0.37m				5:48AM0.36m				7:45PM0.41m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	19	21	21	20
Feels °C	18	16	16	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	19	19	20	20	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	56	51	35	34	33	33	107	117	107	83	286	253	201	201	189	149	124	132	151	100	74	47	72	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 4	SE 11	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 13	E 8	SE 6
kJ	15	7	7	6	6	6	20	20	6	63	99	124	122	95	115	79	54	54	55	55	53	46	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 16	NNE 6	SSE 16	ENE 8	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SE 6	E 8
kJ	20	3	2	2	2	10	3	24	19	47	11	12	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	6	6	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	ENE 3	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	—	58	70	73	78	91	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	1	5	12	18	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	219	54	4	4	4	4	4	15	264	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2					1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5

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