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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 9 am Saturday 09 May 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 4PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | |
288 | 276 | 264 | 607 | 551 | 454 | 445 | 391 | 592 | 504 | 308 | 307 | 315 | 262 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 389 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.16m | 1:49AM1.59m | 3:02PM1.24m | 2:53AM1.58m | 4:01PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.72m | 7:00PM0.85m | 9:00AM0.66m | 8:27PM0.83m | 9:48AM0.58m | 9:44PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
 kJ | 288 | 276 | 246 | 192 | 203 | 192 | 445 | 391 | 322 | 322 | 217 | 259 | 250 | 250 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 389 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 208 | 175 | 264 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 189 | 199 | 221 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | SE 14 | E 11 | NNE 10 | S 20 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 16 | S 18 | S 17 | NNE 9 | SE 18 | S 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 92 | 182 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 607 | 551 | 454 | — | — | 592 | 504 | 308 | 307 | 315 | 262 | 262 | 295 | 295 | 262 | 318 | 239 | 263 | 220 | 225 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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