Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 178 | 208 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 399 | 347 | 144 | 209 | 305 | 318 | 318 | 753 | 784 | 784 | 370 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.08m | 12:23PM1.52m | 00:20AM1.00m | 1:16PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.64m | 5:18AM0.52m | 7:16PM0.71m | 5:56AM0.61m | 8:34PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 76 | 42 | 208 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 51 | 52 | 144 | 51 | 305 | 318 | 318 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 370 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | — | SE 14 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 59 | 51 | — | 8 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 8 | N 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | E 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 37 | 1 | — | 35 | — | — | 19 | 28 | 87 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 192 | 178 | 140 | 110 | 46 | 82 | 399 | 347 | 102 | 209 | 60 | 67 | 96 | 753 | 784 | 784 | 137 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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