Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.5° 

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Duranbah today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
336
696
515
595
513
425
341
336
296
318
356
308
308
273
232
93
114
74
52
59
29
77
77
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:37PM1.27m
12:37PM1.37m
00:13AM1.15m
1:39PM1.36m
1:05AM1.04m
2:53PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.45m
6:48PM0.73m
6:34AM0.50m
8:12PM0.80m
7:27AM0.55m
9:52PM0.79m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
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