Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is

21.0° C

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Duranbah today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3580	2997	2611	2192	1970	1846	1691	1378	1111	901	860	626	541	442	489	561	369	472	263	359	351	306
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			12:31PM1.33m				00:22AM1.41m					1:25PM1.34m				1:04AM1.28m				2:27PM1.37m
Low Tide	6:18AM0.41m				6:18PM0.63m				6:55AM0.45m					7:21PM0.73m				7:37AM0.48m				8:39PM0.79m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	14	15	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	75	65	57	85	84	80	73	72	1111	901	860	626	541	442	489	561	369	472	263	359	351	306
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 13	SSE 13	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 12	SSE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	SSE 10	ENE 9	E 9	ESE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	88	34	—	—	—	5	5	100	40	57	58	169	141	32	153	26	197	18	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 21	ENE 10	S 21	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 14	S 14	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	57	9	37	16	35	33	55	31	29	29	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3580	2997	2611	2192	1970	1846	1691	1378	—	—	—	—	—	216	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	141	141	141	141	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast							Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Currumbin Point	Snapper Rocks		Burleigh Heads	Akkorokamui	Akkorokamui
Rating (10 max)							4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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