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Duranbah Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | |
979 | 1060 | 1067 | 1075 | 1004 | 1019 | 1038 | 1085 | 1197 | 963 | 972 | 1435 | 1286 | 1273 | 1117 | 979 | 878 | 710 | 614 | 541 | 541 | 470 | 518 | 1064 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.38m | 9:24PM2.02m | 9:47AM1.30m | 10:13PM1.99m | 10:40AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.30m | 2:41PM0.28m | 4:05AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.34m | 5:00AM0.38m | 4:13PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 963 | 972 | 1435 | 1286 | 1273 | 1117 | 979 | 878 | 710 | 614 | 541 | 541 | 470 | 349 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1060 | 1067 | 1075 | 1004 | 1019 | 1038 | 1085 | 1197 | 161 | 190 | 269 | 286 | 239 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 203 | 518 | 1064 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 177 | 211 | 386 | 219 | 177 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 39 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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