
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2287 | 2174 | 1853 | 1409 | 1169 | 943 | 717 | 650 | 555 | 494 | 572 | 762 | 837 | 810 | 756 | 917 | 1371 | 2261 | 1751 | 3784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.94m | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.83m | 10:57AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.23m | 4:25AM0.24m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 20 | S 22 | S 22 | ESE 10 | S 21 |
— | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 1331 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 19 | NE 7 | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | SE 22 | SE 21 |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
2287 | 2174 | 1853 | 1409 | 1169 | 943 | 717 | 650 | 555 | 494 | 572 | 762 | 837 | 810 | 756 | 917 | 1371 | 2261 | 1751 | 3784 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 524 | 553 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 2 | 555 | 141 | 141 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 644 | 324 | 650 | 650 |
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