Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
!
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)13101212101012101210101010101011111110101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)375110711517160998396320811393294313791406160015561455130617751585141088696110581058981750
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
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-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.43
10:21PM
1.92
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
12:13AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.36
3:41PM
0.35
4:59AM
0.43
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
5:17PM
0.53
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:22-------5:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C172023222020191717202221201918171720212020191919
Feels °C (?)141618181617161314161717161615151416171617161616
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