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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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | N 5 | |
326 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 263 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 157 | 136 | 136 | 165 | 153 | 153 | 186 | 157 | 124 | 93 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.30m | 8:21PM1.90m | 8:27AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.89m | 9:08AM1.22m | 9:35PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.57m | 1:31PM0.44m | 2:59AM0.57m | 2:06PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.58m | 2:41PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
159 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 152 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 157 | 136 | 136 | 165 | 153 | 153 | 186 | 157 | 124 | 93 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
125 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
326 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 263 | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 64 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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