Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
134
124
120
131
127
127
101
83
247
225
187
166
186
177
172
159
184
197
169
188
140
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:54AM1.21m
7:10PM1.74m
7:31AM1.29m
7:45PM1.76m
8:06AM1.36m
8:18PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.41m
1:44AM0.36m
1:15PM0.36m
2:14AM0.30m
1:53PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
23
21
19
17
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
18
19
22
21
16
14
14
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
16
16
18
17
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