Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1102
1119
1146
792
874
932
1346
1005
1313
1172
1024
800
710
627
550
541
480
408
349
481
643
719
819
951
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:24PM2.02m
9:47AM1.30m
10:13PM1.99m
10:40AM1.24m
11:04PM1.92m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.28m
4:05AM0.33m
3:26PM0.34m
5:00AM0.38m
4:13PM0.43m
5:58AM0.44m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
11
12
11
12
5
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
19
21
20
18
17
15
15
15
17
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
16
13
14
14
16
18
17
15
14
12
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
792
874
932
1346
1005
1313
1172
1024
800
710
627
550
541
480
408
349
295
288
249
249
219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
104
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
1102
1119
1146
268
219
245
316
163
289
204
10
10
9
6
7
53
138
269
481
643
719
819
951
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
177
219
401
508
177
184
184
174
39
0
10
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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