Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
360
475
548
619
695
659
724
705
758
836
828
899
897
897
899
904
1005
1014
1035
1070
1175
1338
1365
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:51PM1.98m
8:08AM1.45m
8:37PM2.02m
8:56AM1.38m
9:24PM2.02m
9:47AM1.30m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.24m
2:20AM0.31m
1:58PM0.25m
3:12AM0.30m
2:41PM0.28m
4:05AM0.33m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:01
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
7
9
5
3
3
3
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
315
360
475
548
619
695
659
724
705
758
836
828
899
897
897
899
904
1035
1070
1175
1338
1365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
Energy kJ
1005
1014
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
177
177
15
15
184
143
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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