Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1451
1361
1393
1497
1497
1593
1900
2275
2714
3529
5035
7251
6952
6178
5221
4570
3478
2975
2646
2447
2705
2555
2766
2448
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.20m
11:58PM1.83m
12:42PM1.20m
00:55AM1.74m
1:51PM1.24m
1:55AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.44m
5:06PM0.53m
6:57AM0.49m
6:08PM0.62m
7:56AM0.52m
7:20PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
10
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
3
ESE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
223
230
225
211
173
137
118
113
66
41
32
31
28
2155
2766
2448
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
1451
1361
1393
1497
1497
1593
1900
2275
2714
3529
5035
7251
6952
6178
5221
4570
3478
2975
2646
2447
2705
2555
348
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
6
171
265
278
8
1
2
6
8
171
171
171
171
171
8
2
1
213
437
437
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
9
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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