Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Duranbah sea temperature is

21.3°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	E 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	101	94	105	78	68	68	48	48	50	50	50	33	32	29	38	47	26	384	785	1186	1837	2538
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	E	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:50AM1.56m				9:57PM1.41m					10:28AM1.53m				10:27PM1.28m				11:08AM1.49m
Low Tide				3:58PM0.41m					4:02AM0.35m				4:40PM0.52m				4:29AM0.42m				5:27PM0.64m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	18	17	18	17	18	17	16	15	17	17	16	17	16	14	15	14	13	12	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 5	E 6	E 6	E 13	E 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	101	94	105	78	32	32	32	32	25	24	17	17	17	23	24	28	26	19	4	3	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	N 5	N 5	—	—	S 17	—
kJ	21	23	22	2	68	68	48	48	50	50	50	33	32	17	17	26	12	2	—	—	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	NE 8	E 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SSE 9	E 14	NE 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	3	2	2	6	5	6	5	5	17	4	7	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	S 4	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	1	1	8	13	25	29	38	47	35	384	785	1186	1837	2538
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	204	4	4	0	0	15	177	177	177	39	39	0	173	204	1374	1374
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks			Tallebudgera	Burleigh Heads	Burleigh Heads							Burleigh Heads
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1							1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gas Bay Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Antiques Maldives	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5

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