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Duranbah Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am 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 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
1023 | 1023 | 988 | 981 | 981 | 824 | 790 | 713 | 619 | 324 | 268 | 270 | 429 | 395 | 395 | 377 | 298 | 298 | 350 | 341 | 373 | 443 | 448 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.70m | 3:33PM1.27m | 3:43AM1.69m | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:25PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.57m | 9:09PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.54m | 10:21PM0.66m | 11:14AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 172 | 268 | 270 | 12 | 395 | 395 | 377 | 298 | 298 | 350 | 341 | 373 | 443 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | N 18 | — | — | N 13 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1023 | 1023 | 988 | 981 | 981 | 824 | 790 | 713 | 619 | 324 | 178 | 147 | 429 | — | — | — | 55 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 448 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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